With the Japanese League One season getting underway this weekend, former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has talked publicly about how Rugby League convert Joseph Manu is finding the transition to the 15’s game.
Foster, who coached the All Blacks in last year’s narrow Rugby World Cup final defeat at the hands of France, has been enjoying a new role as Toyota Verblitz assistant coach behind another ex-All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen.
The Toyota Verblitz side is packed with talented world superstars, like Pieter-Steph Du Toit from the Springboks who recently won the World Rugby 15’s Men’s Player of the Year. 125 Test former All Black halfback Aaron Smith is also at the club, enjoying his second season at Toyota Verblitz.
Foster was interviewed on the DSPN podcast with Martin Devlin about the former Sydney Roosters player’s transition to union.
“I think he’s coming and learning the game. He played a bit as a kid, so…
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