Ian Foster (rugby union)

Ian Foster
Date of birth	1 May 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Putaruru, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
School	Taieri High School (now Taieri College), Forest View High School
Occupation(s)	Rugby Union Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	First five-eight
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Te Awamutu Sports
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1985–1998	Waikato
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1996–1998	Chiefs
Teams coached
Years	Team
2002–2003; 2004–2011; 2005–2007; 2012–2019; 2019–	Waikato; Chiefs; Junior All Blacks (Co-Coach); New Zealand (Assistant Coach) ; New Zealand

Ian Foster is the head coach of the All Blacks and a former rugby union player. During his playing career he made 148 appearances for Waikato, a union record. He also played 28 games for the Chiefs.^[1]^[2]

Foster later went on to become Head Coach of Waikato, later signing to Coach the Chiefs. The Chiefs made the Super Rugby finals in 2004 and the final in 2009 under Foster, who had a 50% win ratio with the Chiefs.^[3] This is the lowest win rate for a team to make the finals in Super Rugby history.

In 2012, he became an assistant coach and selector for the All Blacks, with Dave Rennie replacing Foster at the Chiefs. ^[4]

In December 2019, Foster was named as the new head coach of the All Blacks,^[5] replacing Steve Hansen.^[6]

Coaching statistics[]

New Zealand[]

International matches as head coach[]

Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking New Zealand was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches

Matches (2020 – present)
Match	Date	Opposition	Venue	Score (NZ–Opponent)	Competition	Captain	World Ranking
2020
1	11 October	Australia	Sky Stadium, Wellington	16–16	2020 end-of-year rugby union internationals	Sam Cane	2nd
2	18 October		Eden Park, Auckland	27–7	2020 end-of-year rugby union internationals		2nd
3	31 October		ANZ Stadium, Sydney	43–5	2020 Tri Nations Series		2nd
4	7 November		Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	22–24			2nd
5	14 November	Argentina	Bankwest Stadium, Sydney	15–25			3rd
6	28 November	Argentina	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle	38–0			3rd
2021
7	3 July	Tonga	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	102-0	2021 July rugby union tests	Sam Whitelock	2nd
8	10 July	Fiji	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	57-23		Aaron Smith	2nd
9	17 July	Fiji	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	60-13		Sam Whitelock	2nd
10	7 August	Australia	Eden Park, Auckland	33-25			2nd
11	14 August		Eden Park, Auckland	57-22	2021 Rugby Championship		2nd
12	5 September		Optus Stadium, Perth	38-21		Ardie Savea	2nd
13	12 September	Argentina	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	39-0		Brodie Retallick	2nd
14	18 September	Argentina	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	36-13		Ardie Savea	2nd
15	25 September	South Africa	Optus Stadium, Perth	19-17			1st
16	2 October	South Africa	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	29-31			2nd
17	23 October	United States	FedExField, Washington	104-14	2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals	Sam Whitelock	2nd
18	30 October	Wales	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	54-16		Sam Whitelock	1st
19	6 November	Italy	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	47-9		Sam Cane	1st
20	13 November	Ireland	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	20-29		Sam Whitelock	2nd
21	20 November	France	Stade de France, Paris	25-40		Sam Whitelock	2nd

Record by country[]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Win %	Pts For	Against
Argentina	4	3	0	1	075.00	128	38
Australia	7	5	1	1	071.43	238	120
Fiji	2	2	0	0	100.00	117	36
Ireland	1	0	0	1	000.00	20	29
Italy	1	1	0	0	100.00	47	9
South Africa	2	1	0	1	050.00	48	48
Tonga	1	1	0	0	100.00	102	0
United States	1	1	0	0	100.00	104	14
Wales	1	1	0	0	100.00	54	16
France	1	0	0	1	000.00	25	40
TOTAL	21	15	1	5	071.43	899	335