Former Titans coach and current Roosters assistant Justin Holbrook is on the cusp of being appointed to the Newcastle job vacated by Adam O’Brien, with the Knights set to rubber stamp the appointment at a board meeting on Monday night, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
That decision will open the door for rugby union super coach Michael Cheika to fulfil a long-held ambition of giving an NRL job a crack, with the former Wallabies mentor at the front of the queue to replace Holbrook at the Roosters.
Cheika has a close relationship with Roosters head coach Trent Robinson and has recently reaffirmed his desire to test himself in the NRL, confirming his interest on both Nine’s Freddy and the Eighth and Inside Line.
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