Australia coach Cheika announces resignation after World Cup defeat

Rugby Australia released a clip of him making the announcement

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Oita, Japan: Australia coach Michael Cheika announced his resignation on Sunday, a day after the Wallabies' defeat by England in the World Cup quarter-finals.

"I knew from the final whistle but I just wanted to give it a bit of time to settle down, talk to my people and then make it clear," Cheika said in video footage released by Rugby Australia.

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