Former All Blacks head coaches Steve Hansen and Ian Foster will serve as Toyota Verblitz's head coach and co-coach, respectively, the Japan Rugby League One club said Friday.Hansen will take over from Ben Herring after the Toyota, Aichi Prefecture-based club finished the 2023-2024 season seventh in the 12-team standings with a 9-7 record.Toyota will open the 2024-2025 season on Dec. 22 against Kubota Spears at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.Foster coached New Zealand at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and was previously an assistant under Hansen, helping capture the Webb Ellis Cup a…READ FULL ARTICLE
