IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
... hemisphere season and recognise that playing away from the South African strengths was suicide?Where would the Boks have gone this year had Peter de Villiers just resolved from the outset to build on the foundations laid by his predecessor, rather than criticise what had gone before and break it down'The Boks, on the basis of the quality and experience of the players in the squad,...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Is it senior rugby players or coach Peter de Villiers that run the Springboks, asks Ashfak Mohamed .
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Jean de Villiers has established himself as the best inside centre in world rugby in 2008. De Villiers, for the first time in his professional career, experienced an injury-free season, but there will be concerns that the playing demands of the year haunt him in the next year or two. Recent history shows that when John [...]
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The victorious South African Sevens side have hailed their 15-man counterparts as the inspiration behind Saturday's victory at the Dubai leg of the IRB World Sevens Series."
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
The Springboks have ended their long season last weekend with an emphatic victory over England. IOL readers gave their impression of coach Peter De Villiers.
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gary Lemke applauds the way that Martin Johnson took defeat, and a roasting, on the chin.
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Boks coach Peter De Villiers's record reads: Played 13, won nine, lost four. Jacques van der Westhuyzen dissects this feat.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers lauded Ruan Pienaar’s performances at flyhalf. De Villiers took a calculated gamble to play Pienaar at pivot for the year-end tour Tests, and it was a gamble that paid dividends. Pienaar showed an aptitude for the role, displaying a complete skill set over the three Tests he played at flyhalf. It is [...]
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Jean de Villiers was named South Africa’s Player of the Year as well as the Players’ Player of the Year at the annual awards ceremony in Midrand. De Villiers bowed out of last year’s World Cup with a bicep injury and Frans Steyn stepped into the No 12 to position to enjoy a dream tournament for [...]
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
SA Rugby on Wednesday reportedly received written demand from the legal representative of the former Southern Spears personnel and players for the payment of outstanding dues worth four million Rand."
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
John Smit has warned against under-estimating the strength of the British & Irish Lions for next year’s tour to South Africa. The southern hemisphere trio of the Springboks, All Blacks and Wallabies have remained unbeaten over the November internationals against European opposition and the latter pair can complete a clean sweep this weekend with wins over [...]
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Coach Peter de Villiers had nothing but praise for Ruan Pienaar...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
By Peter BillsThe biggest headache coming the way of South African rugby in 2009 isn't likely to be the Lions tour and maybe not even the challenge of the Tri-Nations.Reports in the northern hemisphere suggest a major new assault is about to be launched on SA rugby's resources by the big cheque-book wielding clubs of France and England. The Springboks might be about to start suffering in the...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
A four-match unbeaten run cannot erase a disastrous Tri-Nations campaign, but the Springboks’ adoption of a more direct game strategy bodes well for the 2009 Test season. It’s been a turbulent first year for coach Peter de Villiers both on and off the pitch, but most supporters will shift their focus from South African rugby to [...]
