The New Zealand media reaction: 'Losing to Ireland now becoming habitual' as chickens come home to roost

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Reaction to a third defeat to Ireland in the last six test matches has been swift and brutal in New Zealand — with leading commentators criticising the selection of Ian Foster as head coach and believing the All Blacks may need to rip up the script and draw up a new blueprint.

“The chickens came home to roost in Dublin as the All Blacks’ jobs-for-the-boys coaching system was exposed by an extraordinary Irish performance,” wrote Chris Rattue in the New Zealand Herald.