{"id":4492,"date":"2018-12-12T08:41:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T13:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2018-12-12T08:41:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T13:41:55","slug":"joe-schmidt-said-to-have-turned-down-all-blacks-offer-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4492","title":{"rendered":"Joe Schmidt Said to Have Turned Down All Blacks Offer Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JoeSchmidtSteveHansenIrelandvNewZealandINPHO17nov18_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JoeSchmidtSteveHansenIrelandvNewZealandINPHO17nov18_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JoeSchmidtSteveHansenIrelandvNewZealandINPHO17nov18_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Joe Schmidt is said to have turned down an approach from the All Blacks last year.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand Rugby head Steve Tew has told the New Zealand Herald that the Irish boss rejected an offer to join Steve Hansen&#8217;s backroom staff.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s understood the role would have seen Schmidt work alongside assistant coach Ian Foster, with the view that one would be promoted to the top job once Hansen moved on.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt has announced he will leave the sport to prioritize his family after the 2019 World Cup in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I have decided to finish coaching and will prioritize family commitments after the RWC in 2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4492\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4492&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4492\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4492&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-4492\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4492&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4492\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Schmidt is said to have turned down an approach from the All Blacks last year. 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