When Scott Robertson was dismissed as head coach of the New Zealand All Blacks, the rugby world reacted with surprise. But according to former scrum-half Justin Marshall, no one was more blindsided than Robertson himself.
Marshall, a long-time teammate and close friend of Robertson from their days with Canterbury, the Crusaders and the All Blacks, has described the day of the sacking as “really bizarre.
Instead of a phased conversation or advance notice, the news broke as a global headline — and Robertson learned of his fate as the rest of the world did.
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