Sydney: Australia national rugby union team coach, Michael Cheika, announced that he would step down from his position at the end of the year. He cited Australia's disappointing quarter-final exit from the World Cup in Japan as the reason behind his decision.
Cheika announced on Sunday night that he will be leaving the Wallabies after five years as coach, the day after his side was thrashed 40-16 in a much-hyped make-or-break game against historical rival England.
Previously Cheika had said that he would leave the position if Australia failed to win this year's World Cup.
"I'm the type of man who is always going to back what he says and I knew from the final whistle but I just wanted to give it that little bit time to cool down, talk to my people and then make it clear," he told reporters in Japan.