Australia head coach Joe Schmidt is to leave his role in October after the Rugby Championship.
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt will leave his role with the Wallabies at the end of the Rugby Championship in October after signing a new short-term deal.Schmidt's previous deal would have seen him leave the role at the end of the three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions, which runs from July to August.
"After noting the positive impact Joe has made with the Wallabies' playing and coaching staff, we were keen that he stay on after the Lions series," Peter Horne, Australia's director of high performance, said in a statement. Schmidt, 59, led Ireland to three Six Nations titles during his six years in charge between 2013 and 2019.
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