Peter de Villiers - Jobless.

[Cave Dweller]

Yeah, very true. Although myself I still have some doubts over Whites' pure coaching credentials - not his organisational & ability to work effectively througha political shitstorm. He is incomparable in those 2 areas.

Vs NZ, JW had a 4 win, 8 loss record & PDV had a 4 win, 5 loss record.

And a World Cup. No cares about a coaches losses when his team win a WC

 

[humanbeast]

Well the force have an opening ...........

 

[Cave Dweller]

He can go to the IRB they can sent him to Argentina helping the kids and the Jaguars

 

[ChargerWA]

Isn't Paddy retiring.

PDV would bring some balls to the Umpire manager role. We are talking about a bloke who tacitly approves of eye gouging and biting. At least under PDV, Digby's tackle wouldn't have been worth 5 weeks.

 

[Cave Dweller]

He did not approve it. He had 20 coaches to do that for him.

 

[Ruggo]

He should go to Japan and assist Eddie Jones. I would love to be a fly on the wall at those training sessions.

I heard the Easter Island second 15 is in the market for a coach.

 

[Blue]

He's in Hollywood my Bru.

 

[Cave Dweller]

^looooooool

Here is the success rate of some of the coaches

 

[Blue]

Cave man that is a Boca Juniors shirt in your pic no?

 

[Cave Dweller]

Cave man that is a Boca Juniors shirt in your pic no?

That is general Diego my friend lol The man with the hand of god. Yes it is Boca its his fav team he live and die for them

 

[Braveheart81]

The ARU should employ him as media liaison officer for the Wallabies. Can you imagine how awesome post match press conferences would be if we had Robbie Deans and Peter de Villiers firing off each other?

 

[Cave Dweller]

Peter de Villiers was responsible for bringing hand held tape recorders back in to fashion.

 

[PaarlBok]

Minister of sport gets him a job in the media it is.
Sport24

Div: No job approach yet

2012-05-14 17:1
Johannesburg - Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said on Monday he had no knowledge of Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula earmarking him for a rugby developmental role at grass root level.
The Sowetan reported that Mbalula said during his department's budget vote speech in Parliament on Friday that he wanted De Villiers to assist with the development of the sport.
De Villiers said on Monday that he only got word of Mbalula's plans through the media, but he would be interested to plough his knowledge back into the sport.
"Let me tell you. If one can give back to your country it is good news," De Villiers said.
He, however, said he could not comment on Mbalula's plans as he did not know about it but he would wait for an official offer from the minister.
In his four-year term De Villiers coached the Springboks to a Tri-Nations championship and a series victory over the British and Irish Lions in 2009.
His stint ended on a low as the Springboks bowed out of last year's World Cup in New Zealand against Australia in the quarter-final.
He was replaced by Heyneke Meyer as national coach at the beginning of this year.
"We want him to develop the best model for grassroots rugby in the country. We are engaging him. The man has a wealth of knowledge that we need to tap into," Mbalula told the Sowetan.
"Peter has done well for the country, including winning big events with the junior national teams."
Sport24 recently reported that De Villiers had approached SARU over a possible role of working with club coaches.
His biography, written by rugby writer Gavin Rich is also set to be published in June.
During his budget speech Mbalula said he supported the appointment of Meyer wholeheartedly.
"SARU (South African Rugby Union) have appointed a new coach in the belief that he will take the Springboks to the next level and new heights," Mbalula said.
"We have expressed our support for their decision and I have personally written to the coach to congratulate him on his appointment."
"In the same vein we believe that the appointment of the coach was a bold step which must be applauded."
Mbalula, however, said SARU needed to make work of developing young African coaches who could coach the Springboks in future.
"As SARU correctly strive for quality and excellences as exhibited in their choices of the coach, SARU must by the same token apply their minds to the question of developing young African coaches from the grass-root level, through the regions up to national level," he said.
"SARU must embrace this opportunity that the people of South Africa have given them to lead rugby in South Africa by making decisions that will leave a lasting legacy of non-racialism, equal opportunities and access for all.
"For instance there should already be a plan of a person of colour to understudy the current coach."

 

[Brian Westlake]

The ARU should employ him as media liaison officer for the Wallabies. Can you imagine how awesome post match press conferences would be if we had Robbie Deans and Peter de Villiers firing off each other?

Interesting... But hitting yourself in the head with a ballpein hammer is interesting too ....

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Rumor he's taking over as coach of the tahs and foley is going to director of restarts


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[Bardon]

Minister of sport gets him a job in the media it is.
Sport24

I know there's a lot of political interference in SA but some of the stuff the minister said are ridiculous even in that context. He comes across as a dictator/royalty and gives the impression that SARU continues to exist due to royal decree.

 

[PaarlBok]

Will be out in June

 

[PaarlBok]

Interesting stuff from snors book. The perfect example when things go wrong when politics and rugby mix.
Rugby365

Luke 'wasn't a good team man'

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:58

Luke 'wasn't a good team man'

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:58

POLITICALLY INCORRECT.

Cant get it up. Link
http://www.rugby365.com/all_news/sa/news/2889225.htm

 

[PaarlBok]

Next chapter from Rugby365

'I was the Mandela of rugby'

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:57


Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers may not be everybody's cup of tea, but he is in his own words, 'true to himself'.
Without doubt De Villiers has been the most entertaining of all the mentors to take charge of South Africa's national team.

For four years he entertained the world's media with his unique sayings and weird parables and true to form he produced a few brand new pearlers at the Cape Town launch of his book: 'POLITIOCALLY INCORRECTY, the autobiography'.

Describing himself as "the Mandela of rugby", De Villiers set out to explain to the audience that he was indeed a unifying force in the country and not the divisive figure so many of his critics felt he was.

Using terms like 'I am my own man' and 'I stay true to myself', he was at his brilliant best and certainly not holding back.

As he said in his book: "Quisque sibi verus [from Hamlet by William Shakespeare -.to thine own self be true]."

As forthright as he is in the publication, described as the 'most honest rugby book ever', De Villiers took pot shots at the media and had some words of 'wisdom' for his successor, Heyneke Meyer.

He said that initially he did not want to write a book.

"But after that statement that my appointment 'did not take into account rugby reasons only' [uttered by South African Rugby Union President Oregan Hoskins], I [later] decided I owe it to the people of the world, especially the black people ... I owe it to them, to tell the story," De Villiers said.

In the book he makes it very clear that he took exception to being labelled a 'transformation' coach by his employers, SARU, and he had some equally strong words for the members of the media with whom he had a love-hate relationship throughout his tenure.

Turning to his co-author, Gavin Rich, he said: "The book tells what a great school [Northlands Boys High] you went to, and what a great college [Rhodes University] you went to, but it never tell me where you played your rugby.

"That was the problem with most of the rugby writers in this country, [they] never played good rugby ... most of them never even played for their school's first team. They wanted to have high achievements and they felt heartbroken to see this little guy held in such high [esteem]... that is the kind of jealousy and envy I experienced."

De Villiers said the true measure of a man's character is how you react to what people say about him.

And then he produced one of his best parables yet, likening himself to the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, in describing how he felt he managed to unite all the people behind the Springboks.

"I managed to unite more people in this country," De Villiers told his audience, adding: "I don't want to bring Mandela in here, but I think I was the Mandela of rugby ... brought hope to people, to motivate [them] and [encourage them] to learn."

Despite being unable to find employment in rugby in his own country, De Villiers said he will not be heading abroad for employment.

He said he wants "share" his knowledge with South African coaches.

He recently offered his services to SARU, who ignored him, and although the minister of sport suggested he would set up some kind of position where De Villiers can be involved at grassroots level, nothing has come of his so far either.

De Villiers made reference to Stormers defence coach, Jacques Nienaber, whom he described as one of the "most astute rugby brains in the country" and added that he "can't understand why you [Nienaber] is not in the Springbok set-up".

He said it would be a great loss to South Africa should Nienaber be snapped up by a team from abroad, as was the case when two other former Bok coaches, Nick Mallett and Jake White, accepted offers from other countries when they were unwanted at home.

Asked if he had a message for his successor, Heyneke Meyer, he had a dig at his former bosses at SARU: "Whatever he does wrong, you can't blame him, blame the people who put him there ... they are the people responsible. We must support him."

His advice to Meyer: "Some of us get old and never grow up. By growing up, I don't mean becoming an adult, growing up means knowing who you are. You should be true to yourself. Heyneke must be true to himself. I hope he knows what he wants and I hope he knows how he can get there."

Then, being true to himself and being as politically incorrect as his book's title suggest, De Villiers showed again why he is such a unique character.

"I don't expect white people to understand black people and I don't expect black people to understand white people, I do expect you to understand yourself. When you understand yourself, you know where you stand in life..."