Peter de Villiers - Jobless.

[PaarlBok]

A good appointment for you lot. See him daily running on that Gym belts, the ones you run for your life and stay in one place like in a dream.

Sport24

Jobless Div approaches SARU

2012-04-18 18:19

Peter de Villiers (File)
Cape Town - Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has approached the South African Rugby Union (SARU) about possible work.

De Villiers, who coached the Springboks from 2008-2011, spoke to Eyewitness News Sport about the issue.

De Villiers told them he approached SARU over a possible role of working with club coaches.

EWN Sport posted on their twitter page that De Villiers had received no response from SARU about the matter by Tuesday.

"#Boks Peter de Villiers says that he hasn't heard back from #SARU yet over his proposal of working with club coaches," EWN Sport tweeted.

De Villiers believes he gained valuable experience during his tenure at the Boks, which could be useful for the game in South Africa.

"I feel a bit useless at the moment. Sitting back home and nobody shows interest in trying to draw from experience that I do have," said De Villiers.

De Villiers's most notable achievements while coaching the Springboks were a Tri-Nations trophy and a series victory over the British and Irish Lions in 2009.

 

[cyclopath]

Who wants first crack at this?

 

[PaarlBok]

Who wants first crack at this?

Expecting Blou in 5....4....3...2..............

 

[cyclopath]

I'm having some fun, Paarl.

 

[Sandpit Fan]

Well, seeing as the Bulls are sending a bunch of their guys to assist Heyneke Meyer, no doubt they would be on the lookout for some experienced personnel to fill the gaps... You know it makes sense

(if that doesn't bring Blue out of the woodwork, nothing will )

 

[Brumby Jack]

Sounds like the SARU may have lost P Divs number. Shame.

 

[PaarlBok]

Well, seeing as the Bulls are sending a bunch of their guys to assist Heyneke Meyer, no doubt they would be on the lookout for some experienced personnel to fill the gaps... You know it makes sense

(if that doesn't bring Blue out of the woodwork, nothing will )

Yep sure and he was involved with them in the past.

 

[Blue]

Expecting Blou in 5....4....3...2..............

Seeing as you ask so nicely.


I feel a bit useless at the moment

Piet, you have always been useless.

 

[Blue]

Well, seeing as the Bulls are sending a bunch of their guys to assist Heyneke Meyer, no doubt they would be on the lookout for some experienced personnel to fill the gaps... You know it makes sense

(if that doesn't bring Blue out of the woodwork, nothing will )

THE FORCE! THE FORCE NEED A COACH!

PIET! PIET! Catch the next one to Perth man. One time!

 

[Bardon]

Did anyone else read the thread title and notice there's a silent "- Good" at the end that your brain adds in when you read it?

 

[Troy]

Poor guy, our secret weapon out in the cold...

 

[Cave Dweller]

Here is a interesting article I came across
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...outh-Africans-setting-the-pace-in-Super-Rugby

 

[AlexH]

Poor guy, our secret weapon out in the cold...

He was a good servant for Australian, New Zealand and world rugby (SA excluded!). We should honour his service not lament his demise!

 

[MajorlyRagerly]

The Blues? Cant be worse than Patsy.

For all the flak he gets for beinga fruitcake, he did oversee the Boks in 2009 when they swept the Blacks & beat the Lions - no small feat.

 

[BPC]

I still think he would be invaluable as media liasion for the SARU.

 

[Cave Dweller]

True Major but the argument was that he did it with a foundation made by Jake White

 

[BPC]

Or perhaps the judiciary. It would make the judgments more interesting to read.

 

[MajorlyRagerly]

True Major but the argument was that he did it with a foundation made by Jake White

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.

 

[Bruce Ross]

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

Implicit in your comparisons, Major, is the justified assumption that the true testing material for the Springboks - as for the Wallabies - is the All Blacks. Unfortunately your mob always turn up, which means there are no cheap wins to be had.
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[MajorlyRagerly]

Implicit in your comparisons, Major, is the justified assumption that the true testing material for the Springboks - as for the Wallabies - is the All Blacks. Unfortunately your mob always turn up, which means there are no cheap wins to be had.
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Indeed, although that does sound a touch arrogant which is not really my aim.