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Michael Cheika is returning from a stint with Leicester.

Why Eddie’s disaster may cruel Cheika’s Wallabies hopes

An older and wiser Michael Cheika might be able to avoid the pitfalls experienced by Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland, but the “don’t go back” theory is a difficult one to overcome.

  • Paul Cully

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Gout Gout in the Stawell Gift is a masterstroke – there’s just one problem

The young sprint sensation’s participation in the famous handicap race on Easter Monday will be unmissable.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Cheika meets with Waugh as search for next Wallabies coach heats up

Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika took Australia to the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. Could he be the shock choice to replace Joe Schmidt and go one better in 2027?

  • Iain Payten
Eddie Jones watches his team warm up before meeting the All Blacks.

Eddie’s Brave Blossoms don’t look like Rugby Championship prospects

A 45-point loss at the hands of an understrength All Blacks team has exposed Japan’s lack of competitiveness under Eddie Jones.

  • Paul Cully
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‘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.

  • 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.

  • Ben Coles
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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.

  • Iain Payten
Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.

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?

  • Iain Payten
Michael Cheika coached the Waratahs to a Super Rugby title in 2014.

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?

  • Iain Payten
Michael Cheika is out of work and could be tempted back by the Waratahs

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.

  • Michael Chammas, Adam Pengilly and Billie Eder

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