Joe Schmidt linked to new coaching role with All Blacks

The former Ireland boss' first assignment, should he take up the post, would be a home series against Andy Farrell's men next summer

Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is linked to a return to international rugby with the All Blacks

Ireland’s three-test summer tour to New Zealand is about to get a whole lot more interesting given the report that Joe Schmidt is set to join the All Blacks’ coaching staff.

News that the former Leinster and Ireland head man is about to link up with Ian Foster’s brains trust as a selector has surfaced on the Kiwi media outlet stuff.co.nz which claims that Schmidt will replace the outgoing Grant Fox.