Michael Cheika
‘They don’t want me to be here’: Cheika spits the dummy over two-match England ban
The former Wallabies coach believes his reputation has been damaged over a suspension for disrespecting a match day official.
- by Charles Richardson
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Michael Cheika banned after ‘passive-aggressive’ doctor left shaken by ‘intense eye contact’
The Rugby Football Union found the Leicester Tigers coach guilty of “disrespecting” an independent match-day doctor, following a disagreement over the treatment of England lock Ollie Chessum.
- by Ben Coles
Cheika out of the running for NRL, Waratahs roles after joining English club
Michael Cheika has been linked with multiple roles in the NRL and Super Rugby. But he’s signed to coach a rugby team in England - who just sacked an Aussie.
- by Iain Payten
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Super Rugby
The Eddie-shaped shadow hanging over a Cheika rescue mission at Waratahs
With the embers of last year’s bin fire only just extinguished, Rugby Australia is facing a fraught decision: does it bring back another colourful ex-coach to fix rugby in NSW?
- by Iain Payten
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Super Rugby
Cheik, please? Why Waratahs gig looms as Aussie rugby’s most pressing issue
When the Waratahs sneeze, the rest of Australian rugby catches a cold. So is their former coach Michael Cheika the man to nurse the Tahs back to health?
- by Iain Payten
Former Wallabies coach Cheika expresses interest in South Sydney job
Rabbitohs chief executive Blake Solly also said on Wednesday that the club will speak to the Wayne Bennett about a possible return.
- by Michael Chammas, Adam Pengilly and Billie Eder
‘There’s something not working’: Is Cheika the man to save the Waratahs?
The Waratahs fell to their fourth successive defeat against the Rebels on Friday, leaving the team scrambling for answers. Michael Cheika could be one of them.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Australian rugby
Who will replace Eddie Jones? Here are the candidates
Eddie Jones’ short reign as coach of the Wallabies is over. We take a look at who is likely to fill his shoes.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Cheika non-committal on coaching future after bitter loss for Pumas
The Pumas’ Australian coach seemed to claim that the better side lost and took aim at referee Nic Berry after England’s 26-23 win in the World Cup third place play-off.
- by Tom Decent
Rugby World Cup as it happened: All Blacks comprehensively defeat Argentina in semi-final
Michael Cheika’s Pumas are eyeing a first World Cup final but standing in their way is rugby’s toughest test - an All Blacks outfit fresh from ousting the world’s No.1 side.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Nation that welcomed me is no more
The generosity of spirit shown by NZ, Canada, Finland and some other countries towards their indigenous peoples shows that it is possible to both recognise them and listen to their voices. You open your ears and your heart. Not in Australia, apparently.
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