{"id":395570,"date":"2024-05-20T05:53:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T05:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=395570"},"modified":"2024-05-20T06:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T06:04:50","slug":"ambitious-ex-wallaby-to-call-it-quits-in-surprise-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=395570","title":{"rendered":"'Ambitious' ex-Wallaby to call it quits in surprise move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Hoiles will stand down as Randwick coach at the end of the season but won't be making a sales pitch for the Waratahs<\/a> job.<\/p>\n

The former Wallabies<\/a> loose forward told Randwick players after training on Thursday night that he would step aside at the end of the 2024 Shute Shield campaign.<\/p>\n

Hoiles led Randwick \ufeffto a drought breaking title in his first season at the helm last year.<\/p>\n

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\"Randwick's<\/p>\n

The 'Galloping Greens' are Australia's \ufeffmost famous rugby club but hadn't won Sydney's first grade competition since 2004 with a team that featured Hoiles.<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old said he remained ambitious with his coaching career but did not have another job lined up.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThat's why I wanted to tell the players – I had heard a couple of rumours about some options overseas and none of those are true. I've got no commitment anywhere," Hoiles told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

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\"Stephen<\/p>\n

"I haven't agreed to anyone. I'm nowhere further down the line working out what's next from a rugby point of view. But in my mind, the right thing to do was to tell Randwick now. I love it.<\/p>\n

"It's the only club I've ever played for, but it's just a big commitment. It just takes a bit of a toll on the family."<\/p>\n

Hoiles and wife Lara have four children and he is the co-founder of health and wellness centre Recoverie in addition to his Stan Sport and Nine media commitments.<\/p>\n

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A member of NSW's only Super Rugby triumph in 2014, Hoiles admitted coaching the Waratahs one day would be a dream job.<\/p>\n

But he said there had been no conversations about a potential role with the reeling club<\/a> – who are in wooden spoon position and whose coach, Darren Coleman, is off contract at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\ufeffHoiles \ufeffwas an assistant to Coleman at the LA Giltinis – who won the Major League Rugby title in their first season of existence in 2021.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hoiles then took the Giltinis reins when Coleman moved to Sydney to lead the Waratahs in 2022.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThere is no job at the moment," he said.<\/p>\n

"Would I like to coach the Waratahs one day? Yeah, absolutely.<\/p>\n

\"Stephen<\/p>\n

"But a good mate of mine is the current coach. I've had no contact. Like everyone, I'm just curious to see what happens over the next couple of months for the club.<\/p>\n

"Are they going to get a head coach first? Are they going to get a director of rugby or a general manager? I'm still ambitious in the coaching world, definitely.<\/p>\n

"But I've been conscious with what I've done after rugby, to make sure that there are other avenues. It's about what's best for the family. I want to keep coaching and I will keep coaching.<\/p>\n

\"Stephen<\/p>\n

"But if something doesn't work out for 2025 – that's not going to make or break my coaching ambition, that's for sure."<\/p>\n

In the meantime, there is more silverware to win.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Randwick sit sixth on the Shute Shield ladder with a 4-3 record.<\/p>\n

\"Randwick<\/p>\n

Next up is an away date with fourth placed Manly on Saturday.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Last year was a really rewarding year for the club," Hoiles said.<\/p>\n

"I loved it. Not many teams have been able to do that two years in a row and that's the challenge, to try."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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