{"id":286872,"date":"2026-01-16T03:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/286872\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:28:12","slug":"the-left-wing-all-blacks-in-crisis-scott-robertson-departs-and-how-ruaidhri-oconnor-got-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/286872\/","title":{"rendered":"The Left Wing: All Blacks in crisis, Scott Robertson departs and how Ruaidhri O\u2019Connor got the story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scott Robertson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages_2247950945.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Scott Robertson<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Will is joined by Ruaidhri O&#8217;Connor for a special episode of the Left Wing to react to Scott Robertson&#8217;s shock departure as All Blacks head coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/sport\/rugby\/scott-robertson-to-depart-all-blacks-head-coach-role-as-player-power-forces-nzr-hand\/a1191576889.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruaidhri broke the story late Wednesday night<\/a> and he explains the sequence of events that saw New Zealand make a huge change less than two years from the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Whether Joe Schmidt will finally become the All Blacks head coach is also on the menu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Left Wing is sponsored by Energia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Listen on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/32pig9OP9N3PrAcucUHv4u\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ie\/podcast\/all-blacks-in-crisis-how-ruaidhri-oconnor-got-the-story\/id1282006917?i=1000745314524\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scott Robertson Will is joined by Ruaidhri O&#8217;Connor for a special episode of the Left Wing to 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