New Zealander Dave Rennie is set to be announced as Wallabies coach today.

The Glasgow Warriors coach, who is in his third and final season in charge of the Scottish club, has accepted a four-year deal to take the Wallabies to the 2023 World Cup in France.

Fox Sports reported the expected appointment comes after months of speculation that the 55-year-old was poised to take the job and follow Rugby Australia’s newly appointed Director of Rugby, Scott Johnson, down under.

Johnson – the former DOR of Scottish Rugby – played an influential role in bringing Rennie to Scotland in 2017, before accepting a job offer to carry out a similar role with Rugby Australia last December.

Earlier this month, Rennie confirmed that New Zealand Rugby had sounded out the two-time Super Rugby with the Chiefs about applying for the vacant All Blacks job.

But with All Blacks assistant Ian Foster and three-time Super Rugby-winning Crusaders coach Scott Robertson the clear front-runners for the New Zealand job, Rennie was unlikely to be given the role with his home country.

Rennie is the second foreigner to coach the Wallabies, following in the footsteps of compatriot Robbie Deans who held the role from 2008-2013.

Rennie isn’t expected to arrive in Australia until the end of the PRO14 season, with the final to be held on June 20 in Cardiff.

The respected New Zealand coach won’t have long to get his feet under the table, with the Wallabies to play Ireland in Brisbane on July 4.

His first series in charge will be an important one to restore faith in the Australian community after two years of appealing results under Michael Cheika.

Cheika’s Wallabies suffered their worst season in 2018 since 1958, winning just four of 13 Tests.

Their quarter-final exit at the Japan World Cup was enough for Cheika to not seek reappointment for the Wallabies head coaching role.

But without a clear and obvious standout Australian candidate, Rennie was always likely to be Rugby Australia’s first pick and so it has proved to be the case.

Rennie led the Chiefs to two Super Rugby titles in his first two seasons in charge in 2012 and 2013.

In his second season in charge of the Warriors in Scotland, Rennie took them to a final this year where they were pipped by European powerhouse Leinster 18-15.

Two-time World Cup-winner Sonny Bill Williams recently credited Rennie in a farewell speech posted on social media.