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Nucifora's Wallaby role extended
David Nucifora: Set for a more prominent role
David Nucifora is set for a more prominent role within the Wallaby coaching set-up, after the review of the team's displays in 2009.
The former Brumbies and Blues coach is not set for an official position, but will be tasked with backing up Jim Williams at line-out and breakdown work.
"David Nucifora, he won't be moving into a coaching role with the Wallabies, but he will be used by Robbie and Jim with the forwards," ARU chief executive John O'Neill said to Fox.
"David is also coaching the Australian U20s and likes to keep his coaching ticket current."
The review indicated that Deans was carrying a heavy workload, taking the backs, the defence and the kicking. Skills coach Richard Graham will also help Deans shrug off some of the responsibilities.
"Robbie has taken on an enormous workload himself and there is room to delegate more of that workload to Jim and Richard," O'Neill said. "That's more a transitional issue.
"Robbie came in in the middle of 2008 sight unseen and besides being head coach he was coaching the backs and he was coaching the defence as well.
"Michael Foley (former forwards coach) moved on and Jim Williams came in and Richard Graham came in.
"Everyone now has a better level of comfort as to who can do what. So there's a delegation issue.
"We really think that with Robbie as head coach, Jim, Richard and David being used ... it's really giving Jim and Richard a bit more depth and breadth to their roles."
