Deans to extend Wallabies stay

Deans to extend Wallabies stay

22 Feb 2011

Wallabies head coach Robbie Deans is expected to sign a contract extension before the World Cup in September.

Deans’ four-year contract with the ARU runs out at the end of the season, but according to the Australian media, he will receive an offer to coach the Wallabies until 2013, with a two-year extension option which will see him in charge at the 2015 World Cup in Japan.

Despite a poor success rate of 55.8% (24 wins from 43 Tests) and a 10-Test losing streak against the All Blacks, it is believed that Deans has plenty of support from influential members of the ARU and this should see the New Zealander receive a new deal before his current contract expires.

The players have also indicated that they want Deans at the helm after the World Cup, with one star saying he will go overseas if Deans left at the end of the tournament.


9 Comments

  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 08:11 am

    great coach

  • 2.bryce_in_oz: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 08:24 am

    Well he has the Wallabies at number 2 in the world rankings heading into the RWC with his youngsters looking more settled in their positions… so I’d hardly be looking past this year yet at the ARU…

    The man made a great speech at the inaugural Rebels lunch on where he saw the future of Aus rugby with finally a Victorian representative side… scary stuff for opposition in the next few years…

  • 3.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 08:32 am

    poor win ratio but still gets by on reputation!

  • 4.puff: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 09:24 am

    Wallabies will be major contenders to win 2015 WC.
    They are a young side who will be honed into an experienced and hardened unit by the time 2015 comes round.

    1. Robinson
    2. Polota-Nau
    3. Alexander
    4. ?
    5. Horwill
    6. Pocock
    7. Elsom
    8. ?
    9. Genia
    10. Cooper
    11. Mitchell
    12. Barnes
    13. Ashley-Cooper
    14. O Connor
    15. Beale

  • 5.bryce_in_oz: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 09:33 am

    @puff(puff)-4:

    They’re major contenders already as the no2 ranked team in the world and the only team to beat the AB’s last year…

    And as one can see with the Tah’s and the Reds… both of them are playing their almost exact backlines as last year, which shows how much more settled they are becoming…

    O’Connor won’t be wasted on the wing come 2015 perhaps not even this year…

  • 6.rossoneri: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 14:48 pm

    @Transformation(Transformation)-3: Wallabies are number 2 in the world. The other teams winning ratio must be utter ***** then.

  • 7.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 14:50 pm

    Eish. A domestic spat on Keo.

    Poor form.

  • 8.rossoneri: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 14:56 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-7: You missed me. How cute. I went to a quite forum and you ran away from your busy one. Tell me, have you transferred Jaco Peyper’s money yet for Saturday? :lol:

  • 9.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2011, 20:47 pm

    @rossoneri(rossoneri)-6: they lost twice to england last year and as earlier mentioned a 10 game losing streak to the Kiwis, come on!

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

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