All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said on Thursday that assistant coach Leon MacDonald left his staff on the eve of their Rugby Championship Tests in South Africa due to a clash of coaching styles.
Robertson and MacDonald mutually agreed to part ways after discussions about their working approach, New Zealand Rugby said.
'Leon and I have been having some honest conversations with each other for a little while now. As coaches, we have differing views and both agreed it wasn't working,' Robertson said in a statement.
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MacDonald left after just five games under Robertson, who took charge of the All Blacks this year following erratic results under predecessor Ian Foster.
