Former Springbok coach Jake White could replace Michael Cheika

Former World Cup winner Springboks and Brumbies coach Jake White and Scottish rugby manager Scott Johnson have become potential replacements for Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, who will be under fire, who will face the board of Rugby Australia next month.

With Australia's 37-18 defeat against England on Saturday, Cheika's winning rate dropped to 48.3% after four years and 58 tries.

Although he has received repeated public support from RA's chief executive, Raelene Castle, she and her board will be under intense pressure to make changes to the Wallabies coaching that will be put in place after the end of the season. with nine defeats and 13 rumors of internal discord. .

Fairfax Media understands that a formal review has not yet been announced, but will likely take place at the next RA Board meeting on December 10th.

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The result of the meeting is not guaranteed, but Fairfax Media may reveal that White and Johnson are known to be interested in Cheika's work.

Fairfax Media understands that White, who is in Japan as a Toyota Verblitz coach, is open to training the Wallabies but, with one year of current contract, would be less interested in an acting position. He is not suspected of having had official contact with RA.

White lost to Ewen McKenzie in the race to replace Robbie Deans when the New Zealander resigned after defeating the 2013 series against the British and Irish Lions. In the same mold as Cheika, White is considered a coach who gets fast results with less performing teams. He guided South Africa to victory in the 2007 World Cup after setting up a training course with Eddie Jones as technical advisor.

Johnson, who has worked with Scotland's head coach Gregor Townsend over the last few years to turn the small country into a Six Nations and World Cup contender, has been associated with a comeback. in Australia for some time now. The former captain of New South Wales, who has spent the last 12 years abroad, has been targeted by RA to play a role in Queensland, but seems to have stood firm for something bigger.

Jones would also be an obvious target for Rugby Australia, although he remains under contract with England until 2021. He is still considered a polarizing figure in many rugby circles of his country, having already trained the Wallabies between 2001 and 2005.

It remains to be seen whether the RA 's board of directors will want to dismiss Cheika, despite the Wallabies' poor record this year, which will remain in the history of history as the worst of the year. Australia since 1958 in a season in which more than 10 tests were played.

The other option could be to keep the winner of the Super Rugby and Champions Cup Champions until its announced release after the World Cup, but to inject new ideas. in the configuration.

In this scenario, attack coach Stephen Larkham and defense coach Nathan Gray, both members of the team since 2015, are the most vulnerable.

The Australian system is filled with promising young coaches, such as Rebels head coach Dave Wessels and Chris Whitaker, the new Waratah recruit, who has returned from France as NSW coach-striker. . Whitaker's defense coach, Simon Cron, is also billed as a future head coach, while Dan McKellar of the Brumbies, Queensland's new defense coach, Peter Ryan and coach of the Jim McKay's attack are highly appreciated by Rugby Australia's high performance department.