Australian Rugby Union secures Robbie Deans for another two years – Rugby news
The head coach of Wallabies, Robbie Deans has inked another two-year deal with Australian Rugby Union which would lead him with the team until the end of 2013.
Robbie Deans has been working with Australian Rugby Union after the Rugby World Cup 2007. ARU chairman Peter McGrath confirmed the deal on August 16 and said that Deans will stay with the union for further two years after Rugby World Cup 2011.
The veteran coach was also approached by the All Blacks to secure his services after the end of this year’s global show but ARU has sealed the deal without any delay. Talking to the reporters on August 16 Peter McGrath said that Robbie Deans has been working
with the union since last four years and he has done wonderful work with the Wallabies. He added that due his untiring efforts the Wallabies have come up as the second best team as per the current ranking of IRB.
McGrath further said that, “The Board is confident Robbie Deans remains the best man for the job, based on the seamless way he has reshaped the personnel and team culture of the Wallabies. We are second in the IRB world rankings, up from five when Robbie
took over, and we have a young team playing an exciting brand of Rugby and moving in the right direction.”
New Zealand born Robbie Deans started off his coaching career with the provincial side of Canterbury and remained committed with the team 1997-2000. He was appointed All Blacks assistant coach in 2001 and later on became the head coach of All Blacks in 2003.
However, he was removed from his office in after the early knock out of All Blacks from the quarter final of RWC 2007.
Robbie Deans has been also hailed by Managing Director and CEO of Australian Rugby Union John O’Neill for his new contract. He expressed his confidence in Deans and said that, “I look forward to him making an even more lasting impression on Australian Rugby
over the next two seasons.”
John O’Neill has made the deal possible with Deans as he was given the task to secure his services for second tenure with Wallabies.
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