Rugby-Australia to set up national coaching think-tank


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 26 May 2017

Britain Rugby Union - England v Australia - 2016 Old Mutual Wealth Series - Twickenham Stadium, London, England - 3/12/16 Australia head coach Michael Cheika before the match Reuters / Stefan Wermuth Livepic

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will set up a National Coaching Panel to oversee coaching development and education in a bid to strengthen the grass-roots and return the Wallabies to the top of world rugby.

Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika and former World Cup-winning coach Bob Dwyer met with the Australian Rugby Union's high performance boss Ben Whitaker and other top rugby brains in Sydney on Thursday to begin thrashing out an over-arching coaching plan from junior to elite level.

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