The Latest: Cheika out as Australia coach after RWC exit
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Rugby World Cup in Japan (all times local):
3:40 p.m.
Michael Cheika’s tenure as Australia rugby coach is over.
The Wallabies say Cheika has confirmed he will not seek to be reappointed in the post, with his contract having finished following the team’s quarterfinal loss to England at the Rugby World Cup.
Cheika was in charge for five years, leading Australia to the World Cup final in 2015.
He said in August he was staking his coaching career on the Wallabies winning the World Cup in Japan. They lost 40-16 to England in Oita on Saturday.
