Michael Cheika survives as Scott Johnson is named Wallabies' director of rugby

  • Coach to remain in position for World Cup in Japan
  • Johnson brought in to oversee performance

Michael Cheika will lead the Wallabies to the Rugby World Cup in Japan next year, but the head coach will have to report to a director of rugby after Scott Johnson was installed above him in a newly-created role.

The pair will form a national selection panel along with a third, independent selector to be appointed in early 2019, while the fate of Cheika’s assistants remains unclear; the final decision on their futures now rests with Johnson.

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