Rugby-Foster joins former All Blacks boss Hansen at Toyota Verblitz

Rugby Union - World Rugby Awards - Opera Garnier, Paris, France - October 29, 2023 New Zealand head coach Ian Foster is pictured ahead of the World Rugby Awards REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(Reuters) - Former New Zealand boss Ian Foster has been appointed coach of Japanese side Toyota Verblitz six months after taking the All Blacks to the World Cup final.

Foster, who was replaced by Scott Robertson after the tournament in France, will take the reins of League One club Verblitz for the 2024/25 season and link up with his old boss Steve Hansen.