THE CEO OF a Super Rugby outfit says he has approached Joe Schmidt about taking over the franchise in 2018.
Highlanders boss Roger Clark told Newstalk ZB he has made contact with the Ireland head coach, as well as other New Zealand natives coaching in the northern hemisphere.
The news comes a day after Schmidt led Ireland to an historic win against the Springboks.
Clark says coaching the Highlanders — who are Super Rugby champions — is an opportunity to take a step towards replacing All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen.
“I’ve gone round and deliberately contacted coaches like Schmidt overseas and talked to all of them to see what their thinking is around coming back to New Zealand and also coaching the Highlanders,” Clark said.
“They’re all looking at the opportunities looking towards 2019. Even though [Steve Hansen] hasn’t committed yet, they know that’s going to be the case. They’re all looking at opportunities towards there.
“They know they’ve got to be coaching Super Rugby and they know there’s not too many options in Super Rugby because we’ve got a number of coaches that are locked in until ’19 now.”
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Talk about dragging it out, He should move on and stop feeling sorry for himself. Sspecially in the public eye, Hes just not good enough, End of!!!
@David Mc Nally: No footballer should be getting death treats 100% agree. Now I don’t want to be called a victim blamer but there is a few red flags. Why would any footballer allow DMs on Instagram?, the lad who threatened him was about 12 and if he wants to really know what fans can be like he should go play an old firm game as Neil Lennon. I’m not condoning what happened just think there’s ways he could avoid it
Hard to feel sorry for the chap when he’s on £160k a week
@Brian O’Loughlin: he’s on £100k a week but I don’t think your bank balance makes a difference when your wife and children are being threatened over social media
Hard to see him there next season due to bad form and the death threats might just make him want to leave.
@Paul Mallon: I hope to god Klopp sees sense by then. Going by his last 2 years he’ll make him captain.
I can’t help but think if this was about a Man utd player this thread would be packed with the usual tripe.
@Kevin Buston: Ah Stop will ya there’s as many if not more united trolls on Liverpool stories than vice versa.
@Kevin Buston: abit of a stretch there Kevin.
Put your head down and the work in
That black cloud is Liverpool FC son….
Why is this inept Donkey still in the news?
The sooner Klopp moves Lovren on the better.