Rugby job blows hole in Manly's Seibold plans

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Manly volition commencement their 2023 pre-season without a caput manager should they beryllium palmy successful securing the signature of Anthony Seibold.

The existent favourite for the job, Seibold is astir to caput to London wherever helium volition enactment arsenic an adjunct manager to England's rugby squad, and won't beryllium disposable astatine Brookvale Oval until precocious November astatine the earliest.

England are presently preparing for their Autumn tests against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.

The past lucifer against the Springboks is scheduled for Twickenham connected November 26.

Manly's preseason starts connected November 10.

Despite having a twelvemonth to tally connected his deal, caput manager Des Hasler was fixed his marching orders connected Thursday aft a disappointing extremity to the play saw the Sea Eagles decorativeness successful 11th position.

Manly's play was derailed by the pridefulness jersey controversy, erstwhile 7 players refused to deterioration the portion successful circular 20, forcing them to tract a significantly-weakened line-up.

They would yet extremity the twelvemonth with seven consecutive losses.

Blues fable Brad Fittler this told Today on Friday greeting Hasler's sacking wasn't unexpected.

"I don't deliberation it's a astonishment to anyone," helium said.

Turbo unsettled by Hasler sacking

"I deliberation if anything, they're retired of disarray, and they look to person absorption astatine the moment.

"It goes each the mode backmost to the rainbow jersey. What it's shown is that the nine had fractures each implicit the place, from the players, to the coaching staff, to administration.

"You tin spot however a footy jersey beauteous overmuch destroyed their play and present outgo the manager his job."

There was besides interest pursuing Hasler's sacking the nine would suffer it's 2 stars - Tom and Jake Trbojevic - aft Tom requested an exigency gathering with his management.

The brothers are some known to beryllium fiercely loyal to Hasler.

However, some person since confirmed they volition enactment with the club.

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