Topic: Peter de Villiers
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers hailed veteran forwards John Smit and Victor Matfield Monday as the outgoing Rugby World Cup champions arrived home to an enthusiastic welcome from several hundred supporters."They are great people ... they are my heroes," De Villiers ...
Peter de Villiers called it quits as South Africa coach after the reigning champions lost a World Cup quarter-final to Australia here on Sunday."It was a brilliant journey," said de Villiers, who took over from Jake White following the Springboks' 2007 World ...
Peter de Villiers called it quits as South Africa coach after the reigining champions lost a World Cup quarter-final to Australia here on Sunday."It was a brilliant journey," said de Villiers, who took over from Jake White following the Springboks' 2007 World ...
John Smit will captain the Springboks against Australia in a World Cup quarter-final here on Sunday, but lock Bakkies Botha misses out after injuring himself in training.Smit is one of three changes to the team that beat Samoa in the final pool ...
Defending champions South Africa were left counting the cost in injuries following Friday's bone-crunching 13-5 win over Samoa which booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.Almost certainly out of the rest of the tournament with a badly injured shoulder is Francois ...
South Africa named their strongest available team, on Tuesday making seven changes ahead of their Rugby World Cup Pool D game against Samoa in Auckland on Friday.Barring the injury to lock Bakkies Botha, who continues to struggle with acute tendonosis on his ...
Coach Peter de Villiers has shrugged off South Africa's sloppy start and revelled in the defending champions' 12 tries in swamping Namibia at the World Cup.The outcome was never in doubt as the Springboks hoisted a record 87-0 victory over the largely ...
New Zealand's famous haka war dance is in danger of losing its impact because it is being performed too often during this year's Rugby World Cup, outspoken South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said Monday.But his criticism was immediately dismissed by the ...
New Zealand's famous haka war dance is in danger of losing its impact because it is being performed too often during this year's Rugby World Cup, outspoken South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said Monday.But his criticism was immediately dismissed by the ...
New Zealand's famous haka war dance was in danger of losing its potency because it was being performed too often at this year's Rugby World Cup, South Africa coach Peter de Villiers warned Monday.The eye-rolling, foot-stomping Maori challenge, entitled "Ka Mate", has ...
