Australia head coach Joe Schmidt will leave his role with the Wallabies at the end of the Rugby Championship in October after signing a new short-term deal. The former Ireland boss replaced Eddie Jones as Australia's head coach in 2023.

Joe Schmidt will leave his post as Australia head coach in October following the conclusion of this year's Rugby Championship.

Joe Schmidt has made a call on his Wallabies position as head coach, set to depart the post after the Rugby Championship. Schmidt was initially contracted until the British and Irish Lions but will stay the extra months as the side moves into the new era, ironically beginning with a Test against Eddie Jones' Japan, the man Schmidt replaced