Robbie Deans is set to extend his stay with the Wallabies
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Greg Growden analyses the groundswell of support for Wallabies boss Robbie Deans in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"About 15 months ago, Robbie Deans was concerned his reign as Wallabies coach would end well before this year's World Cup.
"The losses were piling up. The All Blacks' domination over the Wallabies had become stifling, debilitating even. Deans was struggling to gain the support of several leading senior Wallabies.
"Privately, Deans even wondered whether he had the full backing of the Australian Rugby Union board. And, like any rugby coach, he knew that even though he had been successful at provincial level with the Canterbury Crusaders, failure on the field quickly leads to blood-letting on the other side of the fence. Rugby is a brutal, paranoid business. Deans would probably not have been shocked if the ARU had come up to him a year ago to give him the much-feared tap on the shoulder."
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