Tony Brown, Springboks assistant coach, according to a report declined an offer to join the All Blacks six months ago due to his contract commitments but remains open to future possibilities after his contract is up with South Africa. Picture: BackpagePix Image: BackpagepixSpringboks assistant coach Tony Brown turned down an approach to join the All Blacks six months ago, according to a report. Brown said that he was approached by then-All Blacks coach Scott Robertson to join his coaching staff, stuff.co.nz reports. While Brown said he would like to be involved with the All Blacks, he always planned to honour his contract with the Springboks and therefore had to turn the offer down. He also left the door open to join the All Blacks in the future.

Source: Stuff January 22, 2026 11:53 UTC