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Wallabies clear up speculation around Dave Rennie's future
By AAP
Dave Rennie will coach the Wallabies at next year's Rugby World Cup after his position was guaranteed by Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan.
Since taking over from Michael Cheika in 2020 Rennie has coached the Australian team to 11 wins, three draws and 13 losses - which is a 40.7 per cent win record.
This year the Wallabies have won three of their seven Tests.
But McLennan felt the team were making progress and that Rennie was the man to lead them into the France tournament.
"Yes, absolutely," McLennan said on Thursday ahead of the Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks in Melbourne.
"Dave's done a great job. There's been real progress that has been made.
"It's pretty obvious to say this, but they need more consistency in their game. They're heading in the right direction, there's no doubt."
McLennan said current world rankings, with Australia eighth, were merely a "data point".
"The world rankings ... you can use them as a data point but everyone in world rugby could see that the Wallabies have come back and they're on the move and heading in the right direction. I take a lot of heart from that."
The Wallabies face New Zealand next week in a second Bledisloe Cup clash in Auckland before five Tests in the UK and Europe in October-November to finish the year.
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BB should be back and he should play the 80,Dmac reminds me of the story about the emperor having no clothes on how he got player of the day ahead of Jordan or J Barrett must be for not losing or maybe coal kicking 🤔
Go to commentsThe English biggest problem is that whole board. They need to change it, because all they've shown is how incapable they are of running a business which ultimately it is.
The players they choose for the team isn't even the best players in England. There is better players out there just as you suggested and I've said in one of my responses.
This was a well written no nonsense article. An eye opener. Let's hope they read your articles. There is a lot they can learn from someone like you. Just don't dare leave my Bulls as a coach. 2 URC Finals and no cigar. You'd better give those boys gas when they screw up. We want that URC title this year👍
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