Rugby Union: Les Kiss confirmed as a new Australian coach, Joe Schmidt prolongs rvorna for nine months
Former Rugby League Les Piss will succeed in Joe Schmidta as Wallabies Coach, but will not take charge of the next year after the new Zealander agreed to extend his rule for another nine months, Ragbi Australia said on Wednesday.
Schmidt’s departure was originally scheduled after the British and Irish lions test test in August, but the former trainer Ireland is now dedicated to stay until 2026. years.
Kiss, 60, so it will take over Wallabies At two-year works after the end of the third season, such as the Queensland Reds trainer with just 14 months to put his seal before World Cup 2027. year on the domestic soil.
The first planned trainer transition for Wallabies since Eddie Jones replaced McQueen 2001. year, a kissing kiss that worked as a defense coach during a highly successful schmidt.
“I am a humble opportunity to serve as Wallabies coach from next year” The kiss said in the news release.
“Joe and I have a strong relationship and long history of work together, and I look forward to building a great foundation that has passed Wallabies.
“Train our national team on the National Team with such an important period, high-speed Rugby World Cup 2027. years, is the honor of life …”
The kiss, who started his career Rugby Union as a defensive coach for Springbox in 2001. year, he took in red last year and was a favorite job after Schmidt clearly could not be clearly kept clear.
Schmidt originally signed a short-term agreement until the end of the Lyon series for his desire to spend more time with his family in New Zealand and helped take care of his youngest son, who has serious epilepsy.
Two times the World Australian Champions are currently on the eighth world and collapsed from the world’s last World Cup, but showed true signs of improvement under Schmidt towards the end last season.
“My intention to finish the end of this year’s championship rugby is adapted to fit the LES available” Schmidt said.
“For my family, the extension by the end of the next July means that he will spend more time with me in Sydney, so we hope we hope to hope for a good balance.”
Winger noticed for his defense skills, the kiss was playing four Kangaroo Tests in 1986. year, including one in the tour of Britain “the informable year of 1986. Years.
In addition to his time with Springbox and Ireland, his coaching career included spells as an assistant on the new South Wales Wares, as the director of Ragbia in Ulster and the main coach in the English Club London Irish.
Reds are kicked out of the Super Ragby Pacific Quarterly Final in the first year of the kiss, but the fourth to the table this season and the first title of 2011.
“I am delighted as I continue with the Red Season from 2026. The Super Rugby Pacific Seasons before moving to the Wallabies environment”, “ He said a kiss.