Jake White Would Consider Wallabies Job

2007 World Cup-winning coach Jake White has continually voiced his desire to return to the test arena with a top-tier side.

In an interview with ESPN White said he can't understand the crisis narrative currently emanating out of Australia but would consider any top tier test job that was offered to him.

White has been listed as a possible replacement for Micheal Cheika, who has come under pressure recently after successive losses to the All Blacks and their first loss against Argentina on Australian soil in 35 years.

With the World Cup 365 days away White said he felt for Cheika but also reinforced a desire to coach at Test level once again.

"Obviously, I think that I've always said that coaching one of the top teams in the world is where you get judged," White told ESPN. "Australia is consistently always in the top teams in the world. I must say that obviously, the reason I left [in 2013] was it was very, very well documented that the South African way, or style of play, wasn't the way Australia wanted to go. I'm sure things have changed, but that was the reason.

"And to be fair, unless that's become completely different to the way of thinking, it would be highly unlikely [that White would be asked to coach Australia]. But one never knows; stranger things have happened in rugby."

"I think any coach feels for [him], the job's tough enough [without media speculation] and you don't wish that on anybody," White said when asked if he felt for Cheika. "Especially at Test level, the margins are so small. If Rassie had lost last weekend, people would be saying 'Springboks are going nowhere'. And had [Israel] Folau made that pass there at the end, well then everything's not too bad.

Full story via: ESPN