Scott v Leon

Blues coach Leon MacDonald has been confirmed as head coach of the All Blacks XV for a two-match European tour which includes a game against a Barbarians side coached by Scott Robertson. The former All Blacks fullback will be assisted by Chiefs and Māori All Blacks head coach Clayton McMillan and Crusaders assistant Scott Hansen at the helm of the back-up team to Ian Foster's All Blacks. The New Zealand XV will play Ireland A in Dublin on November 4 and the Barbarians – coached by Robertson and former Ireland star Ronan O'Gara - in London on November 13. MacDonald and Robertson are former Crusaders and All Blacks team-mates and MacDonald was Robertson's assistant at the Crusaders before striking out on his own with the Tasman Mako and the Blues.