Ian Foster (rugby union)

Ian Foster is the head coach of the All Blacks and a former rugby union player. During his playing career he made 148 appearances for Waikato, a union record. He also played 28 games for the Chiefs.[1][2]

Ian Foster
Date of birth (1965-05-01) 1 May 1965
Place of birthPutāruru, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
SchoolTaieri High School
Forest View High School
Occupation(s)Rugby Union Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eight
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Te Awamutu Sports ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–1998 Waikato 148 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1998 Chiefs 28 ()
Teams coached
Years Team
2002–2003
2004–2011
2005–2007
2012–2019
2019–		 Waikato
Chiefs
Junior All Blacks (Co-Coach)
New Zealand (Assistant Coach)
New Zealand

Foster later went on to become Head Coach of Waikato, later signing to Coach the Chiefs. The Chiefs made the Super Rugby finals in 2004 and the final in 2009 under Foster, who had a 50% win ratio with the Chiefs.[3] This is the lowest win rate for a team to make the finals in Super Rugby history.

In 2012, he became an assistant coach and selector for the All Blacks, with Dave Rennie replacing Foster at the Chiefs. [4]

In December 2019, Foster was named as the new head coach of the All Blacks,[5] replacing Steve Hansen.[6]

Coaching statistics

International matches as head coach

Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking New Zealand was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches

Record by country
Opponent Played Won Drew Lost Win % Pts For Against
 Argentina 4 3 0 1 075.00 128 38
 Australia 7 5 1 1 071.43 238 120
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 100.00 117 36
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 000.00 20 29
 Italy 1 1 0 0 100.00 47 9
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 050.00 48 48
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 100.00 102 0
 United States 1 1 0 0 100.00 104 14
 Wales 1 1 0 0 100.00 54 16
 France 1 0 0 1 000.00 25 40
TOTAL 21 15 1 5 071.43 899 335

Honours

References
  1. Ian Foster named All Blacks assistant coach Stuff.co.nz, 23 December 2011
  2. Foster new All Black assistant coach NZ Herald, 23 December 2011
  3. RugbyPass 12 December 2019
  4. RNZ News 16 April 2011
  5. "Basketball: New Zealand great Pero Cameron appointed Tall Blacks coach | Newshub".
  6. "Ian Foster named Steve Hansen's successor as All Blacks head coach". Guardian. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.


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