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Manawatu rugby coach Charlie McAlister said he quit the job suddenly because he couldn't continue in the environment.
Several factors are believed to have been behind his resignation last Thursday: a lack of support personnel around the team, player issues and coaching style among them.
The Manawatu Standard reported that losing the confidence of players last week was the final straw for McAlister who had done only 18 months of an intended three-year stint.
All the players attended training on Monday.
Assistant coach Bruce Hemara and Hurricanes development coach Jonathon Phillips will be in charge until a new coach is appointed. There has been speculation that Aussie McLean, an assistant coach with the Hurricanes, could head the province's new coaching regime, with the Air New Zealand Cup to kick off in about six weeks. |
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Seven weeks from the start of the NPC premier division campaign, Manawatu rugby coach Charlie McAlister has stepped down.
Charlie McAlister is understood to have resigned yesterday afternoon, after a stressful week of meetings and many previous weeks in which he was clearly unsettled by the demands of the Manawatu Rugby Union board.
It is unprecedented for a Manawatu coach to depart in mid-season. Former All Black Kevin Eveleigh, who was reappointed for a second season in 1988, returned to South Africa before the season started.
In its biggest year since it left the first division in 1988, Manawatu now has to find a replacement coach. Assistant coach Bruce Hemara will take the team in the meantime. |
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It could take until the end of next week before the "washout" from the departure of coach Charlie McAlister is cleared up.
That was the estimate yesterday from Manawatu Rugby Union chief executive Hadyn Smith, who says he is where the buck stops.
"It does stop with me and we don't want any changes after this (is over)."
Smith has undoubtedly found his job a far greater challenge than he expected after leaving as Softball New Zealand chief executive after five and a half years. He started with Manawatu on March 7 last year after being one of more than 30 applicants.
"Someone told me it would be tough and they weren't wrong," he said.
He affirmed he won't be the next to call it quits.
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