Legendary first-five Dan Carter has hailed incoming All Blacks coach Scott Robertson as "world class" and is excited to see what impact his fellow Cantabrian can have on the national side.
Speaking to Breakfast this morning, Carter said that Robertson was incredibly talented and extremely passionate.
"He’s much more than a club coach, he’s a world class, world-leading coach and I’m really excited to see the impact he brings to the All Blacks," Carter said.
"There will be some changes, it will be different, he thinks about the game in a different way.
"He often gets the best out of the players he coaches which is exciting."
Robertson recently sat down with TVNZ sports presenter Scotty Stevenson to discuss his journey and his new role as coach of the national side.
The job arguably comes with the most pressure and scrutiny in New Zealand sport, but Robertson said he was ready to embrace that challenge.
"The weight of that expectation creates the tension which comes with a bit of fear, but we will take that fear and turn it around. We love fear. So we will reframe and rename and I love doing that.”
Robertson said the players themselves also needed to be able to deal with the pressure.
“An All Black under me has to love the pressure, has to have the ability to walk towards that. They are effort-based players. It’s great that their talent has got them this far but they will be asked to constantly show that effort – on the field and off the field. Effort is what you can control and when it comes to an All Blacks position you have to keep earning it and earning it. It can spit you out pretty quickly.”
The All Blacks will begin the 2024 season against England in a home series, the first step towards the 2027 World Cup Robertson will hope to add to his bulging trophy collection.
Read Scotty Stevenson's full in-depth interview with Scott Robertson here.
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