BBC Radio Leicester's Adam Whitty

Leicester fans feared this may be the case as time progressed, and with a one-year deal this was always a possibility.

Cheika signed on last minute after Dan McKellar's dramatic exit last year, almost to help the club out, if anything. With his family back home in Australia, he couldn't be a family man there, and a professional sports coach in Leicester.

Tigers did well to get a coach of such pedigree at short notice, and Leicester have made improvements, particularly in their attack, but instability still reigns at Tigers.

Cheika's replacement will be their ninth head coach in nine years - they cannot succeed with churn like that.

The former Wallabies and Argentina head coach had started to expand Leicester's attack and style of play. With a new man in charge, with a new philosophy and style, Tigers can perhaps expect another transition season next year.