Ian Foster will return to manage a character-packed team in Japan

Ian Fosterformer coach of All blackseveryone will agree to join the team of Japanese Premier League. In this way, after his final stage in France 2023, the New Zealander will be out again.

According to the Herald, Boost He will be about to join Toyota Verblitz In this way he will meet with Steve HansenHe holds the position of director of rugby at the club.

Players like Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett In addition to Peter Steve du Toit and Willy Le Roux. Verblitz currently ranks third in the competition with 29 points, the result of six wins and six losses.

With the League One season drawing to a close and Toyota finding themselves afloat with a 50% win rate, the club appear to have secured the services of the accomplished free agent.

Foster will face familiar League One friends and foes such as Dave Rennie, Robbie Deans and Todd Blackadder, and will perform under the watchful eye of new Brave Blossoms manager Eddie Jones.

The signing comes after Foster confirmed last week in an interview with The Platform that he had signed a new, undisclosed contract, and just months after he last made a public comment on his future.

“I have a lot of ideas, but first I'm going to mow the grass,” Foster said when asked about his plans during the World Cup in France. “Although, by the way, I will be a coach.

“Every time I had the opportunity to coach after the World Cup, I would say I wasn't interested in talking about it until after the World Cup. I felt the team deserved to have an All Blacks coach who knew I was 100 years old. The commitment rate with this team at present.

“No secret plans. Maybe it's my stubborn pride, but I didn't want them to read that I was talking to someone else, because I don't think that's conducive to a team atmosphere. Technically I'm going to go home and go home.” On November 1st I will be unemployed.”