The Wallabies extend their sincere thanks to Geoff Parling for his contribution to Australian Rugby following his decision to accept the position of Leicester Tigers Head Coach ahead of the 2025/26 Premiership season.
Parling will continue his work as a Wallabies Assistant Coach through to the end of the British & Irish Lions Series before returning to the UK club with whom he won two Premiership titles as a player between 2009 and 2015.
Wallabies Assistant Coach, Geoff Parling said: “There’s still plenty of work to do with the Wallabies and I am very much focused on the immediate challenges ahead with the British & Irish Lions Series just around the corner.
“I have felt incredibly privileged to work with a number of great people in my time here and would especially like to thank Joe for the environment he has created at the Wallabies.
“My family and I originally came to Australia for seven months and will now be leaving after seven years proud to call ourselves Australian Citizens, and lucky to have lived in such a great community. I’m looking forward to continuing to work hard with our great staff and leaving Australia on a positive note.”
Rugby Australia’s Director of High Performance, Peter Horne said: “Since arriving in Australia, Geoff has given his heart and soul to Australian Rugby and for that we are very grateful.
“We are obviously sad to see him go but we understand the opportunity presented to him by Leicester Tigers is a good one for his family and career.
“The Wallabies look forward to working with Geoff through the Lions series and he will always be a friend of Australian Rugby.”
Rugby Australia will now begin the process of recruiting for a new assistant coach.
Wallabies v Fiji at 1:30pm AEST on Sunday July 6 at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday July 19 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday July 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday August 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney
Wallabies v South Africa at 1:10am AEST on Sunday August 17 at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Wallabies v South Africa at 1:10am AEST on Sunday August 24 at DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Wallabies v Argentina at 2:30pm AEST on Saturday September 6 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Wallabies v Argentina at 2:00pm AEST on Saturday September 13 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Wallabies v New Zealand at 3:05pm AEST on Saturday September 27, Eden Park, Auckland
Wallabies v New Zealand at 5:45pm AWST on Saturday October 4 at Optus Stadium, Perth
Wallabies v Japan at TBC on Saturday October 25 at National Stadium, Tokyo
Wallabies v England, at 2:10am AEDT on Sunday November 2 at Allianz Stadium, London
Wallabies v Italy at 4:40am AEDT on Sunday November 9 at TBC
Wallabies v Ireland at 7:10am AEDT on Sunday November 16 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Wallabies v France at 7:10am on Sunday November 23 at TBC
