FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - European Rugby Champions Cup - Saracens v Glasgow Warriors - Allianz Park, London, Britain - January 19, 2019 Glasgow Warriors head coach Dave Rennie before the match Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Rugby Australia have made a "sensational appointment" in choosing Dave Rennie to take over as coach of the Wallabies and he will improve the team in short order, former All Blacks loose forward Murray Mexted has said.
Rennie, who turns 56 on Friday, was named on Wednesday to replace Michael Cheika, who quit after the Wallabies crashed out of the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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