Leicester Tigers have appointed Michael Cheika as their head coach, the Premiership Rugby membership mentioned on Thursday. The 57-year-old is taking on from his fellow Australian Dan McKellar, who parted methods with the membership final week.
Cheika was beforehand head coach of Argentina for 2 years earlier than stepping down in December. He led the staff to fourth place ultimately yr’s Rugby World Cup.
“Truthfully, I wasn’t wanting on the Premiership and didn’t have the will to teach in it till Leicester Tigers got here to me,” Cheika mentioned in a press release. “However, the chance to teach at Tigers and lead this group of gamers turned my head.”
Cheika received the European Cup with Leinster and the Tremendous Rugby title with New South Wales Waratahs, and guided Australia to the Rugby World Cup remaining in 2015 and to the quarter-finals 4 years later.
“We consider Michael is the appropriate individual to take this staff, this membership again to the place we all know we must be,” Leicester’s chief government, Andrea Pinchen, mentioned in a press release. “I additionally settle for that the previous week isn’t what followers anticipated, and nor did we, however the choices we have now made are for the long-term good thing about Leicester Tigers.
“And after prolonged, detailed and really trustworthy conversations with Michael in latest days, we’re on the identical web page about what’s now essential to see this membership again on high.”
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Leicester had a troublesome season beneath McKellar, who was introduced in a yr in the past because the everlasting alternative for Steve Borthwick, who had left to turn into England head coach, with the Tigers ending eighth within the Gallagher Premiership.
