Rob Penney's coaching weighed up at Waratahs' emergency meeting

The future of Waratahs coach Rob Penney was among the topics discussed in an emergency meeting of a NSW Rugby high-performance panel last night.

Just three games into the 2021 Super Rugby AU season, the Waratahs’ winless start and concerning future prospects prompted a meeting of a group involving three NSW directors, and ex-Wallabies stars Matt Burke and Richard Harry, to review the Tahs’ current performance.

Sources with knowledge of the situation have revealed one of the purposes of the meeting was to determine whether the Waratahs’ dire form would be fixed if a new coach replaced Penney for the remainder of the season, or whether Penney should be backed until at least the end of the season.

Sources told the Sydney Morning Herald the group were mindful that sacking a coach would not fix the issues if the players were not up to Super Rugby standard.

The Waratahs are on a bye this week.

[Source: stuff.co]