Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt makes decision on future as British and Irish Lions series looms The veteran coach will depart his role after this year’s Rugby Championship, leaving Australia to hunt for a fourth head coach in as many years.
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt will leave his role at the end of this year’s Rugby Championship, leaving the Wallabies on the hunt for a fourth head coach in as many years.
The arrival of the former All Blacks assistant came after the exit of Eddie Jones for Japan amid allegations that the head coach had met with representatives of the Japanese Rugby Football Union (JRFU) during a tournament that saw the Wallabies dumped out of their pool after being thrashed by Wales.
Schmidt took over in the wake of the disastrous pool stage exit from the 2023 Rugby World Cup on a short-term contract through to the end of the British and Irish Lions series this summer.
The British and Irish Lions is our immediate focus but, with the Rugby Championship following so closely after the Lions series, I understand the need for continuity heading into two away Test matches against South Africa.”.
