Cheika eyeing revenge in 2019 if Aussie contract extended

Michael Cheika says he’s just getting started, as he prepares to set the Wallabies up for Rugby World Cup success in Japan in 2019.

Cheika received a huge accolade for his transformation of the Wallabies in his first year at the helm by landing the coach-of-the-year gong at the World Rugby Awards dinner in London on Sunday night, ahead of his World-Cup-winning All Blacks rival Steve Hansen.

Cheika, who is off contract as Wallabies coach in 2017, stopped short of committing to being in charge in four years time.