Ex-NRL player Brett Hodgson hired by Wallabies as Eddie Jones’s defence coach
Eddie Jones has made his first major appointment, unveiling former NRL star Brett Hodgson as Wallabies defence coach on a two-year deal until the end of 2024.
Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Eddie Jones has made his first major appointment, unveiling former NRL star Brett Hodgson as Wallabies defence coach on a two-year deal until the end of 2024.
SYDNEY :Dan McKellar walked away from his job as Wallabies forwards coach to take over at England's Leicester Tigers on Wednesday in one of two resignations that leaves Eddie Jones without any of his predecessor's assistants.
Wallabies forwards coach Dan McKellar on Wednesday quit just months before the Rugby World Cup and will reportedly take the top job at English Premiership side Leicester.
SYDNEY : Wallabies forwards coach Dan McKellar and scrum coach Petrus du Plessis have both resigned, Rugby Australia said on Wednesday, leaving Eddie Jones without any of the assistant coaching staff employed by his predecessor Dave Rennie.
Australia's women's team will receive centralised part-time contracts from Rugby Australia for the 2023 season as the nation moves towards a fully professional programme ahead of hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029.
The Super Rugby Pacific competition will remain intact until at least 2030 following a joint agreement between Australian and New Zealand rugby bosses announced Friday.
MELBOURNE : Rugby Australia (RA) and New Zealand Rugby have agreed to extend their partnership in Super Rugby Pacific through to 2030, the governing bodies said on Friday.
Australia coach Dave Rennie confirmed Taniela Tupou has ruptured an Achilles tendon but said the key prop could yet play a part in next year's World Cup in France.