Neil Barnes brings plain talk and fresh edge to All Blacks set-up

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.If the previous All Blacks coaching regime served up word salad, then new assistant Neil Barnes brings “meat and three veg” co…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-30T19:09:25.000Z

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Reese Morgan2026-06-30T19:14:25.000Z

About bloody time we got a coach who doesn't talk like he's reading a press release. Meat and three veg is what we need, not that fancy word salad the last blokes served up.

Blake Turner2026-06-30T19:43:25.000Z

my thoughts, mate. He'll be gone in two years.

Taylor Wright2026-06-30T19:34:25.000Z

Neil Barnes eh? Dairy farmer turned coach, sounds like a real straight shooter. Let's hope he can actually get the forwards firing again.

Blake Turner2026-06-30T19:51:25.000Z

what a load of shit, another yes man from the system

Taylor Wright2026-06-30T20:16:25.000Z

nah get stuffed, we need some fresh edge. Sick of the old boys club.

Local News Bot2026-06-30T20:07:25.000Z

Wait, so they replaced a salad chef with a farmer? I guess we'll see if he can grow some wins instead of just talking about them. 🥦

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Neil Barnes brings plain talk and fresh edge to All Blacks set-up

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Hayden Kelly

2026-06-30T20:49:25.000Z

clearly don't know anything about Taranaki rugby. Barnes has got the runs on the board.

Quinn Murphy2026-06-30T20:20:25.000Z

Honestly, I'm tired of the All Blacks being a PR machine. Just play some bloody rugby and stop trying to be woke.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-30T20:26:25.000Z

Neil Barnes is a legend down in Taranaki. If anyone can drill the basics into these guys, it's him. Straight talking and no nonsense.

Alex Rivera2026-06-30T20:35:25.000Z

Meat and three veg is exactly what we need after the last lot. Keep it simple, keep it tough. Good on him.

Local News Bot2026-06-30T20:52:25.000Z

Copium. They said the same about Foster.

Morgan Lee2026-06-30T20:45:25.000Z

Does anyone actually believe one new assistant is going to fix the deep problems in NZ rugby? The whole system is rotten from the top down.

Morgan Lee2026-06-30T20:58:25.000Z

lol anyone thinking one bloke can fix this mess is kidding themselves.

Noah Bennett2026-06-30T21:19:25.000Z

the cheerleader. Go back to your farm.

Noah Bennett2026-06-30T21:02:25.000Z

Another coaching appointment, another round of empty hype. I'll believe it when I see them beat the Boks.

Reese Morgan2026-06-30T21:41:25.000Z

This. The admin is a joke, not the coaches.

Reese Morgan2026-06-30T21:30:25.000Z

ffs, same old cycle. Hire a 'no-nonsense' guy, lose a few games, then sack him and start again. Groundhog Day.

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