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Comms 101: How not to react to a loss

Comms 101: How not to react to a loss

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Jul 20, 2022
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“Don’t worry Sam, I’ll clear all this up tomorrow.” Photo / Getty Images

It has been painful yet instructive watching the slow-moving train crash that is New Zealand Rugby’s once-carefully engineered communications strategy.

The All Blacks lost on Saturday night, you might have heard about it. It was a crushing blow to any pretence that they were still a …

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