Jason Holland to leave All Blacks coaching role after 2025 season

Jason Holland has told New Zealand Rugby he will leave his role as the All Blacks set-piece attack and backs coach when his contract ends at the close of the 2025 season, the federation announced on Thursday. Holland confirmed the decision to head coach Scott Robertson following the second Bledisloe Cup Test and informed the squad at the start of their northern-hemisphere camp one day before the team flew to Chicago for their end-of-season tour, which opens on November 1 against Ireland.

Holland, who joined the All Blacks coaching group after the 2023 World Cup and has been in charge of the backs and set piece since 2024, said he had reflected on his future as his two-year contract approached renewal and decided not to seek another term. "I was happy to take a two-year contract and the time feels right for me to step away from this role and look ahead," he said in a New Zealand Rugby statement. He added that the choice was difficult given long-standing relationships within the group but that he remained committed to the remaining four Tests in the northern hemisphere.

Robertson paid tribute to Holland’s contribution and said the coach would be missed but had the team’s full...