"He will feel that he can reverse the situation" – Irish legend Brian O 'Driscoll urges the Wallabies to stay by Michael Cheika's side | 1 NEWS NOW

Brian O 'Driscoll, legend of Lions and Lions, called Rugby Australia to stay with Michael Cheika, saying it would be "very dangerous" to change coaches so close to the Cup. world.

Under Cheika, the Wallabies recorded their worst season in 50 years, scoring just four of 13 tests.

This led RA to review the current Wallabies configuration and report back to the Board on December 10th.

But with just five more tests before the Wallabies open their 2019 World Cup campaign in Sapporo against Fiji on Sept. 21, O 'Driscoll called on Cheika to stay in top positions.

"It's a very dangerous place to start replacing your coach within 10 months of the World Cup," said O & # 39; Driscoll at AAP at Dubai Sevens, where he was running a clinic Training for HSBC.

"If anyone can reverse the situation, Michael Cheika can.He was a coach after five years, I never got bored of listening."

Cheika led O 'Driscoll at Leinster from 2005 to 2010, winning the PRO14 title in 2008 and the first title of the province's Champion of the Champions Cup in 2009.

Although O & # 39; Driscoll is adamant, Cheika should remain in charge of the Wallabies, but he hinted that changes in his leadership team might be possible.

"I do not know if he has to change a staff member from his back room to bring some freshness," said the 39-year-old.

"But I have a lot to admire in Michael Cheika.

"He will find that difficult but he is also a half-full-glbad guy where he will feel that he can turn it into a short time and do something that the Australian public and the rugby world do not think achievable and eventually to get to another World Cup final. "

Cheika led Australia to the 2015 World Cup finals in London, where they were defeated by the All-Blacks 34-17.

O & # 39; Driscoll is still in touch with Cheika and says that rugby fans have a false impression of the unstable boss of the Wallabies.

"He is one of the coaches with whom I probably stay in touch," said O & # 39; Driscoll.

"I have not been talking to him for a while, but whenever he was in town or we were in the same town, I always tried to catch dinner with him.

"I like him a lot and he is a fun and normal guy.What you see banging on windows in cardboard boxes – this is not the Michael Cheika that I know.

"He is obviously very pbadionate and wants to win, and he has a real desire to do what he does, otherwise he would not have been as successful as he was." "