Posts Tagged "Peter de Villiers"

There comes a time when it is necessary to take a step back to enable you to take two steps forward.

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The Springbok match 22 has been selected to face England in the second Test in Durban on Saturday. Here’s a list of the 22, along with comments made by some past Springbok coaches.

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I read today that former South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers is feeling “a bit useless at the moment”, due to the world of union’s lack of interest in his services.

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With many South Africans hoping for an international coach to take over the reins, there is always a very strong drive to keep it local.

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Brumbies coach Jake White says he wants to return to South Africa to guide the Springboks again – but not for at least another four years.

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The name Bryce Lawrence will be firmly imprinted on the psyche of South African rugby fans long after the final whistle is blown at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

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South Africa coach Peter de Villiers hailed veteran forwards John Smit and Victor Matfield as the outgoing Rugby World Cup champions arrived home to an enthusiastic welcome from several hundred supporters.

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South Africa coach Peter de Villiers looks set to quit his job following the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by Australia.

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Wary of the Wallabies’ counter-attacking dangers, Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has identified the David Pocock-Heinrich Brussow breakdown stoush as the key battle in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final.

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Samoa has shaken, stirred and exposed chinks in South Africa’s armour but the Springboks still emerged unbeaten from the World Cup’s pool of death on Friday night.

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The Rugby World Cup is heading for a repeat of 2007. The main thing coming out of the tournament this weekend was the obvious return to the 2007 style of play.

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For the second test in a row, Bismarck Du Plessis has smashed his obvious superiority over Smit into Peter de Villiers’ face, and again, I expect, he will go ignored. The only reasonable explanation is that de Villiers is a madman.

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With only a few days left, knives has certainly come out ahead of the World Cup. A pre-match mental punch has been delivered and so let the games begin.

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As the Rugby World Cup 2011 dawns, the studying of squad selections, tactics and pre-tournament form has been exhausted by journos, pundits and armchair experts from Invercargill to Inverness.

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With just over a week until the start of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, rugby lovers over the world are gearing up for what is sure going to be a fascinating tournament. Discussions abound over who has the best chance to win the coveted Webb Ellis trophy.

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South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said Monday that hosts New Zealand remain Rugby World Cup favourites despite suffering two consecutive Tri-Nations defeats this month.

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After this weekend there’s just one focus for Graham Henry, Robbie Deans, Peter de Villiers, Marc Lievremont, and Martin Johnson: the seventh Rugby World Cup, which kicks off at Eden Park on September 9.

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With the World Cup rapidly approaching, I have gone ahead and selected the team I feel would best carry the Springboks to World Cup glory.

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And so it is. After weeks of conjecture, moaning and consternation, a squad of 30 is settled. Barring injuries we know the identity of the men charged with rescuing Bill from the clutches of the Saffers.

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This is just in! South Africa has the world’s best medical team, and in just two weeks, they have managed to get almost 21 players to play again.

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