Scott Robertson narrowly escaped a 'massive' man-eating shark in South Africa...
now the All Blacks head coach wants to lead his nation back to the summit of world rugby as they kickstart a new era against England Scott Robertson is the new All Blacks head coach after last year's World Cup New Zealand lost the final by a single point against South Africa in Paris They want to get back on top, and begin a new era against England on Saturday By Chris Foy Published: 12:00, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 12:00, 3 July 2024 e-mail View comments For new All Blacks head coach, Scott Robertson, being out in the ocean is a precious release from the stresses of work – aside from when he had a close encounter with a ‘massive’, man-eating shark. These days, after several knee operations, the 49-year-old goes paddle-boarding in the mornings, as often as his location and schedule allows. In the past, surfing was the activity of choice and it was back in 2018 when Robertson had what he referred to as ‘my little moment’, in South Africa .
‘We were a couple of hours south of Durban, at one of the golf resorts – and a tiger shark came out,’ he said. ‘This guy went out and I was the last one out. Then I saw the shark.
It was big. It was massive. I looked around and there was no-one there, so I just went straight up on my board and straight in, with my feet up.
‘I’d just had a little glance over my shoulder and it was a big thing. When the other guy went in, he could have told me! .
