Former Leinster head coach Michael Cheika met with Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh on Tuesday, raising speculation the former Australia boss is among candidates to succeed Joe Schmidt at the helm of the Wallabies.
Cheika, who coached the Wallabies in 68 tests from 2014-19, met Waugh at a Sydney restaurant, Australian media reported.
Rugby Australia (RA) declined to comment on the meeting, but Waugh said in a statement that the governing body had made a targeted shortlist and received a high level of interest from “quality candidates around the world”.
Schmidt will end his reign as Wallabies coach in October after this year’s Rugby Championship, dashing local hopes the highly-regarded New Zealander would…