Photo GettyAll Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has suggested Ian Foster is being ''primed'' to take over from Steve Hansen as head coach in 2019. Former Chiefs stalwart Foster has been open about his desire to take the top job, and today Smith confirmed Foster is a work in progress. "I've really come to admire Fozzy's work within the team," Smith told Newstalk ZB's Tony Veitch. "He's got a great personality, good connections with the players, so he's got an existing persona of All Blacks coach. "You can't talk about my story without talking about the bad-times," Smith told Newstalk ZB's Tony Veitch.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 16, 2017 03:33 UTC