Australia coach Robbie Deans has returned to New Zealand following the death of his father and will miss most of the Wallabies' training week in South Africa ahead of a Tri-Nations match. The Wallabies left for Cape Town on Friday, but Deans instead flew to Christchurch. He is not expected to rejoin the team in South Africa until at least Wednesday. Anthony (Tony) Maxwell Deans died Friday at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife, Joh, and four other children. Assistant coaches Jim Williams and Richard Graham will take charge of Australia's training sessions until Deans returns, Australian Associated Press reported from Cape Town. The Wallabies had a training-free day Saturday to recover from the 19-hour flight from Australia. The squad planned to watch the South Africa-All Blacks Tri-Nations match later Saturday before holding its first training session Sunday. The Wallabies broke an eight-year test-match losing streak in South Africa last year with a 27-15 victory in Durban, but were thumped 53-8 the following week in Johannesburg. Australia has not won at Cape Town's Newlands ground, where the teams meet next Saturday, since 1992. 