Springbok coach Tony Brown addresses All Blacks links with huge admission
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Too late.
Springbok coach Tony Brown has addressed reports that he is wanted by the All Blacks as part of their new coaching set-up.
Brown joined South Africa following the 20223 Rugby World Cup, but has been linked with New Zealand in recent weeks, in a potential reunion with Jamie Joseph following the shock departure of head coach Scott Robertson.
Speaking to The Post, Brown has made it clear that he would love to join the All Blacks, but he is contracted to South Africa for two more years, and he plans on honouring that deal.
“100% yes,” Brown said when asked if he would accept an offer to coach the All Blacks if he wasn’t contracted to South Africa.
“I would have two years ago as well, and in the future, it’s definitely something I want to do.
“Just the timing hasn’t worked. My commitment to South Africa was for four years, and I’ve always had the plan to honour that commitment.
“It’s very frustrating.
Brown added that he even spoke to Robertson recently about joining the All Blacks.
“I’ve even talked to Razor a couple of months ago about potentially joining the All Blacks, but it’s like I said to him, my commitment to South Africa was four years, and I’ve always wanted to honour that,” he said.
“And I said, I’m just so frustrated that no one talked to me two years ago.
“But that’s rugby, that’s coaching, and he had his coaches, and I just had to go and find another job.”
No doubt we haven’t heard the last of this story just yet.
