A year after being axed by Jones, respected veteran coach Laurie Fisher has been reappointed to the new Wallabies coaching staff.
Veteran Australian coach Laurie Fisher has hailed the “hard edge” of new Wallabies boss Joe Schmidt after signing on as the first member of the New Zealander’s coaching staff.
Fisher’s return continues a rollercoaster ride for one of the mostly highly respected coaching figures in Australian rugby; through a“It was unexpected,” Fisher said. “Joe was looking for somebody with a bit of experience, I guess I have a reasonable reputation, and realistically we want to be maximising Super Rugby team’s chances of success so trying not to disrupt them.
“My impression is he is extremely thorough. Socially he is a nice guy, but he has real, nice hard edge about him, too,” Fisher said. “The Wallabies is our flagship and everybody wanted them to be successful, and they weren’t. It is not for me to dwell on the reasons why, but I saw heaps of effort. I don’t think there was any lack of effort, or any lack of buy-in from the players. They were a fantastic group from that respect,” Fisher said.
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