'I wouldn't like to be in his place in a few years, it's worrying’8:19pm, 21 August 2022Axed All Blacks forwards coach John Plumtree has found himself a new role just weeks after he got his marching orders from the NZR. ADVERTISEMENTPlumtree – along with attack coach Brad Mooar – paid a heavy price for New Zealand’s failing against Ireland, with NZR opting to let them go while retaining head coach Ian Foster. Now Plumtree has picked up a new role with Manawatu in the NPC. Manawatu head coach Peter Russell told Stuff.co.nz that Plumtree reached out to the club in order to return to coaching as fast as possible. “He reached out to me to see if he could have a hand in taking the distraction away of the last two or three weeks,” Russell told Stuff.

Source: Stuff August 21, 2022 21:01 UTC