Cheika returns to Waratahs with aim to win competition

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 02:50 · Archive

Michael Cheika has returned to coach NSW Waratahs, aiming to win the Super Rugby competition in his first season.

Michael Cheika has returned to coach NSW Waratahs more than 12 years after guiding them to their only Super Rugby title. The decorated dual-code coach stated his clear intention to win the competition in his first season back in charge.

Cheika, who has previously coached Argentina and served as assistant at the Sydney Roosters, rejected the suggestion he needed persuading to return. 'If you've got to be persuaded by someone to do a job, or to be the coach of a team, that means you don't want to do it,' he said.

The Waratahs have missed the finals for three straight Super Rugby Pacific seasons. They finished last in 2023 under Darren Coleman, then missed the finals twice more under Dan McKellar. Cheika finished his recent role with Lebanon at the Rugby League World Cup before assisting at the Sydney Roosters' NRL premiership win.

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Old faces, new ideas: Cheika’s plan to revive the WaratahsMichael Cheika has reunited with familiar faces from the Waratahs’ 2014 title-winning side, but insists a new approach is needed to revive the struggling Super Rugby team.WAtoday · 4 Nov, 03:11
'Here to win the comp': why Cheika returned to WaratahsMichael Cheika has wasted no time laying out his intentions after returning to the NSW Waratahs more than 12 years after coaching the side to Super Rugby glory.The West Australian · 4 Nov, 02:14
'Here to win the comp': why Cheika returned to WaratahsMichael Cheika has wasted no time laying out his intentions after returning to the NSW Waratahs more than 12 years after coaching the side to Super Rugby glory.Perth Now · 4 Nov, 02:14

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