Joe Schmidt rushed into New Zealand set-up as Covid-19 causes havoc in All Blacks coaching ranks

Schmidt was due to start coaching his home country after the tour but positive tests for head coach Ian Foster as well as assistants John Plumtree and Scott McLeod have forced him to join early.



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