Associated Press
[ Source: AP ]
Joe Schmidt has agreed to continue as head coach of the Wallabies until after the 2025 Rugby Championship to allow Rugby Australia time to find a replacement.
Schmidt replaced Eddie Jones as head coach after Australia’s dismal performance at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
He was contracted until the end of the three-test series against the British and Irish Lions in July and August with potential to extend the role through the 2027 Rugby World Cup, which Australia is hosting.
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But Rugby Australia issued a statement Thursday saying the 59-year-old Schmidt would coach the Wallabies in the annual series against World Cup champion South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina before standing down in early October.
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