Overview
- RugbyPass reports that Jake White is on a three-man shortlist, has been interviewed, and no appointment has been confirmed.
- Former England interim coach Richard Cockerill and Cardiff head coach Corniel van Zyl have also been interviewed, according to the reports.
- Benetton are recruiting a successor to Calum MacRae, who will leave at season’s end to join Dan McFarland’s staff in Newcastle.
- White parted ways with the Vodacom Bulls last July after an end-of-season review and is seeking a return to club coaching.
- White’s record includes South Africa’s 2007 Rugby World Cup title and elevating the Bulls in the URC, while van Zyl is regarded as relatively inexperienced at elite level.