As far as the men's team is concerned, the organisation appeared unwilling to commit all its resources to winning gold. New Zealand Rugby's strategic goal of two gold medals at this Olympics has come up well short, and the defeat by the men's team to Fiji in their quarter-final this morning will inevitably lead to change. When the Olympic sevens squads were announced at Eden Park last month, Tietjens was reluctant to talk about his future. The inconsistent refereeing was also clear to see in the women's final, when Spanish referee Alhambra Nievas made several odd decisions. There will probably be casualties from New Zealand's failure, but they are likely to come from the team's management rather than at NZ Rugby headquarters.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 11, 2016 02:26 UTC