AUSTRALIA COACH
Cheika on borrowed time as pressure mounts
There has been talk that an advisory role for the Wallabies’ most-capped captain‚ George Gregan‚ is on the cards to lift Australia out of the doldrums
Australia’s under-fire players will hold the fate of their coach‚ Michael Cheika‚ in their hands when they face the Springboks. If the Wallabies fail to register wins in their final Rugby Championship matches against the Boks and Argentina‚ he could be given his marching orders. It will be an edgy Cheika who takes his seat in the coaching box in Port Elizabeth when his team run out to take on a resurgent Bok team who will enjoy the support of a sellout crowd. The mood in Australia has soured after a defeat on home soil to Argentina that saw the Wallabies plummet to seventh in the world rankings.
There has been talk that an advisory role for the Wallabies’ most-capped captain‚ George Gregan‚ is on the cards to lift Australia out of the doldrums. There have also been calls for an independent selector to be added to Cheika’s selection panel. It is unlikely that Cheika will take much solace from the support that Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle has given her head coach. Castle ...
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