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Jake White has been supported for a surprise return to international rugby by replacing Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach.
Jones quit last month as Wallabies coach after Australia’s exit from the World Cup in the group stage, having won just two times in nine Tests since taking over in January.
Australia is going into a golden era, with the British & Irish Lions touring Down Under in 2025, before the country hosts the next World Cup in 2027.
Former Wallabies flyhalf Stephen Larkham and current Leicester Tigers coach Dan McKellar have both been linked to the currently vacant Wallabies job.
However, White’s name has now popped up as a potential successor to Jones, with former Wallabies prop Ben Alexander saying that Rugby Australia should give serious consideration to bringing the current Bulls coach on board.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Alexander, who played Tests for the Wallabies between 2008 and 2018, said that White’s excellent CV, which includes a World Cup and Tri-Nations win with the Springboks, should put him at the top of the list of candidates for the job.
White previously coached in Australia with the Brumbies in 2012 and 2013, and during his short stint in Canberra, he took the team to a Super Rugby final as well becoming the first Australian provincial side to beat the B&I Lions in 40 years during the 2013 tour.
Jake White should be the next Wallaby coach because he’s:
– won a World Cup– beat the Lions (first Aussie provincial team to do it in 40 years)– took the Brumbies from 2nd last to 2nd in 2 years.
Not sure there’s another coach available with a resume like that.
— Ben Alexander (@benny_alexander) December 12, 2023
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