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July 21st 2009 @ 7:18am
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Springboks coach told to cut out gaffes
Flowery speaking Springboks rugby coach Peter de Villiers has been told to stop making embarrassing statements to the media.
De Villiers landed himself in trouble during the Lions series when he used a black-white mechanic analogy with racial undertones to defend halfback Ricky Januarie’s inclusion in the squad.
He went on to infuriate the Lions by defending [...]
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Warren said | July 21st 2009 @ 12:16pm | Report comment
Really embarrassing. You wonder where all the highly paid media gurus were when he first started his rantings? Like most things in SA rugby, this is played out in fron of the world instead of being sorted out discreetly.
Temba said | July 21st 2009 @ 2:00pm | Report comment
Thank god someone said something!!!
I see he denies it and said he will say what he wants to. Its typical of his arrogant nature… Expect more surprise selections and bogus calls, only this time its not a fancied up English team, it’s the All Blacks. This will be a test…