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‘Not a nice thing': Ian Foster’s daughter opens up on attempted mugging in Paris
For the first time since returning to New Zealand, the daughter of former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has opened up about her gut-wrenching encounter with a knife-wielding man in Paris.
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New Zealand’s 1News revealed last week that Foster’s daughter Michaela and wife Leigh had been involved in a terrifying incident near the All Blacks’ team hotel on the outskirts of Paris.
Coach Foster later confirmed the news in a statement.
“Leigh and Michaela were walking to our team hotel from a nearby train station in the early evening when they were confronted by a young man with a knife. The man appeared to be under the influence of something,” he said.
The incident occurred in the lead-up to the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup opener against France, but coach Foster didn’t say anything to the media about the horrifying moment during the tournament.
While Foster later released a statement, both Michaela and Leigh have stayed quiet about the matter – until now. In a recent interview on New Zealand radio, Football Ferns left back Michaela Foster spoke about the difficult situation – saying it was “not a nice thing to go through.”
“Obviously it’s not the nicest situation to be in – we had just finished a really awesome day in Paris, (it was) one of our first days actually there,” Foster said on SENZ’s The Run Home.
“We were ok, honestly, and the situation didn’t escalate to anything more – we were able to play it out safely and able to get home without being robbed or touched.
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“It’s not a nice thing to go through for anyone, but me and my Mum handled it quite well and (we’re) happy to come away from it unscathed.”
Under the guidance of coach Ian Foster, the All Blacks defied the odds and expectations to book their place in last month’s Rugby World Cup final at Stade de France.
But the All Blacks were dealt a damaging blow during the first term as captain Sam Cane became the first man to be sent off in a decider of the sport’s showpiece event.
The All Blacks showed plenty of ticker and heart, but rivals the Springboks held on for a record fourth World Cup crown.
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It wasn’t the fairytale finish that Foster deserved, but the All Blacks can still hold their heads up high after an inspiring run to the final.
“It’s quite cool to finally have him home and (I’m) extremely proud of what he’s accomplished – not only the tournament, but the last four years, it was an amazing finish,” Michaela Foster added.
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3 Go to comments100% Mr Owens. But who would want to be a referee.? It must be the most difficult job on earth.
1 Go to commentsStarts to be overdone and oversold this systematic SA narrative…which nevertheless has the merit in this case to recognise blatant refereeing mistakes in their favor
3 Go to commentsNice article. Shades of Steinbeck. They can win the final if they take the game seriously; but only if they take it seriously.
3 Go to commentsWhat a sad way to end a glittering career. Somebody should tell him to delete his social media accounts and face the consequences of what he's done. Then he should slip away quietly into obscurity. This isn't likely to happen, something tells me he'll be back in The Sun / Daily Mail sooner rather than later.
3 Go to commentsguys its fine! he understands why he did what he did and has taken accountability for it; why should he have to be accountable to a court? after all he did was abuse people in person - its not as if he was engaging in _online_ abuse!
3 Go to commentsChiefs flanker Kaylum Boshier yellow-carded for collapsing the scrum as it rolled towards the line. It was a maul….
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1 Go to commentsWelcome to the Pro ranks. Those hard teams of old do hit the sole better though. its a dog fight at the top.
6 Go to commentsCan someone fill me in please, I've read a number of Ben Smith articles now and it seems he's got something again South Africa? Surely, this game was over and done with 7 months ago. Can't we have something a bit more interesting and relevant, or is this the calibre of journalist on this site?
228 Go to commentsNot sure what the Welsh are moaning about. They’ve had far more players off England, than England have had off Wales. Guys like Josh Hathaway and Kane James will play for Wales in the end. And they’ll be fsr better players for having played in the Gallagher Premiership, than they ever would have been had they stayed mired in the shambles that is Welsh rugby.
4 Go to commentsThis is all being blown totally out of proportion. First of all, since half the Irish team isn’t Irish - it’s very likely that none of the Irish players said that at all and, thus, we’re not being arrogant. Second, since half the Irish team is Kiwi - it’s very likely the Kiwi players were predicting a NZ SA World Cup final. Which they got spot on. Good on them!
163 Go to commentsAha. An Irishman with logic! Follow the flow: - Ireland peaks with a >80% win record between 2020 and 2023. And then… - crashes out of another QF at the WC; - Beat a poor French Team; - Beat 6N wooden spoonists Italy; - Play shite against eventual wooden spoonists Wales; - Lose against the most boring, “the worst English team ever” , a team widely regarded as unable to attack; - scrape through against Scotland. This article, No - Trimble, is on the money! Except for one glaring statement: _The Springboks have a few aces in the hole in this debate being the reigning world champions and official world number ones_ There is no debate, boys and girls. There it is. In black and white. “Reigning World Champions and OFFICIAL world number ones”. Come July, the overrated Andy Farrell and this overhyped team are going to enter into a world of hurt.
87 Go to commentsI’d like to know what homoerotic events Daniel enjoyed at 8th man. I clearly missed out!
19 Go to commentsThis article is missing some detail, like some actual context or info about what led to him abusing the ref.
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3 Go to commentsexcept ot wasnt late wasnt late at all so dont know why you all saying its late he commits early and its your fault fir not paying attention
30 Go to commentsNot sure the Bulls need another average utility back in their ranks. Chamberlain has been ok for the Sharks but is by no means an X-Factor player. Bulls bought several utility backs which they barely use. A typical example would be Henry Immelman who plays mostly Fullback. The Bulls however have rarely played him this year and he has played wing or centre. Bulls want to build depth but seems like they have too many surplus players
1 Go to commentsABs lost against a side playing without a hooker - The guy playing, had one shoulder. Line outs were a gimme for the ABs, and the last 8 minutes 14 played 14 against a team that had been smashed 3 weeks in a row… Yet with all that possession, with all that territory, with all the advantages they actually had, especially in the last 8 minutes, they couldn’t buy a point. Those last 8 minutes determined if they outplayed the Boks or not. History will show that the Boks completely outplayed the ABs, especially in those last 8 minutes, the business end of any rugby match
228 Go to commentsWould’ve, could’ve, should’ve, didn’t.
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