Leicester hire Australia assistant coach as new head coach

APPOINTMENT: Dan McKellar has been appointed new head coach at Leicester. Pic: Tracey Nearmy/AFP via Getty Images

Leicester have appointed Dan McKellar as their new head coach, with the former Australia assistant set to begin work in July.

It was announced on Wednesday that the 46-year-old had left his role with the Wallabies after two years in order to take up a post overseas.