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Dave Rennie kicks-off new era of Australian rugby as his tenure as Wallabies coach begins

By Online Editors
(Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

A new era of Australian rugby is underway after new Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie touched down in Sydney on Monday.

Taking advantage of a month-long break from the PRO14, the incumbent Glasgow Warriors boss has travelled Down Under on a 10-day meet-and-greet tour across Australia.

Rennie's trip began on Tuesday morning with a traditional welcome ceremony at Rugby Australia headquarters alongside chief executive Raelene Castle.

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He is expected to spend the rest of the day meeting members of RA staff before having lunch with Castle and director of rugby Scott Johnson.

The 56-year-old will then spend Wednesday in Daceyville with the Waratahs, where he will meet with a raft of Wallabies players, including current national skipper Michael Hooper, and newly-instated New South Wales coach Rob Penney.

Rennie's visit to eastern Sydney will also provide him an opportunity to mingle with a number of members from the highly-promising Junior Wallabies squad, which finished second at last year's World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina.



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