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You're (very) probably right... but... there are some aspects that could encourage him to stay beyond the month.Not a hope that Ruddock takes that job if he wasn't doing so bad in the AIL I don't think, it's not an attractive offer.
I read a piece he wrote about his time coaching Swansea a few years back and i remember thinking that regardless of the '05 Grand Slam, it was his time with Swansea that Ruddock remembered as the fondest part of his career. There is also the fact that the Ospreys can't really get any worse right now, with injuries healing and internationals to come back... logic dictates that they will only improve (by how much is another question entirely).
Considering those two things, if Ruddock has a nose around and isn't 'too' put off by the chaos beneath the surface... he may well see it as an easy win. Take over a disaster of a side, implement some basic fundamentals while welcoming back many first-teamers and all of a sudden they start getting some wins again and Ruddock is the flavour of Welsh rugby again.
As I started my post though. you are probably right Alf.