Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
CAPE TOWN, Oct 1 (Reuters) - South African Rugby's acting managing director quashed reports on Wednesday that Springbok coach Peter de Villiers might rest leading players for next month's tour of Britain.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Acting MD of SA Rugby Andy Marinos has denied that the Springboks will send out a weakened team to tour Britain next month. In the post-match interview after the Boks’ record 53-8 victory over Australia at the end of a disastrous Tri-Nations, Bok coach Peter de Villiers said that some senior players could be rested. However, [...]
IOL (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Bok coach Peter de Villiers is unhappy about the amount of rest some of his top stars are getting and may not take them on the end-of-year tour to the UK.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Frans Ludeke has opted to give a number of fringe players an opportunity in the Blue Bulls’ final league match on Friday. Springboks Victor Matfield, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana and Pierre Spies will all be rested at the request of national coach Peter de Villiers. The Bulls have already secured a home semi-final and are [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
The man whose name was linked to allegations of a sex tape scandal involving Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has resigned from his position at South African Rugby - a day before he was due to face a disciplinary hearing.
IOL (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
The man whose name was linked to allegations of a sex tape scandal involving Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has resigned.
Cape Argus (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
The man whose name was linked to allegations of a sex tape scandal involving Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has resigned from his position at South African Rugby - a day before he was due to face a disciplinary hearing.
IOL (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
The South African Rugby Union employee at the centre of the furore about an alleged sex tape linked to Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has quit his job.
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
The Springbok side for the end-of-year tour will be announced after the Currie Cup final - and coach Peter de Villiers will, therefore, have less than two weeks to prepare South Africa for the three Tests."
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Juan Smith is unavailable for Free State’s match-up with the Valke due to a neck injury. Much was made about Smith’s involvement in this Friday’s fixture, as Springbok coach Peter de Villiers requested on Monday that the South African flanker be rested. Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske said he would not rest Smith unless WP gave their [...]
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Sapa Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers has asked the Free State Cheetahs to rest Bok flanker Juan Smith for this week's Currie Cup match against the Falcons in Kempton Park. But according to OFM's sports website it is not a signed and seal deal as yet. “We did agree with Peter that we will rest Juan [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
SPRINGBOK coach Peter de Villiers will be forced to forgive Western Province coach Allister Coetzee for again defying his wishes to rest his star national players on Friday in what many would view as an easy game against Griquas at Newlands.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
The Western Province management have no intention of resting their Springboks as the Absa Currie Cup reaches the business end. At the climax of the Boks’ Tri-Nations campaign, coach Peter de Villiers suggested the elite players would be managed by their provinces to avoid burnout ahead of the UK tour in November. But this loose ruling [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
THE South African Rugby Union (Saru) has really outdone itself in terms of poor damage control with the alleged Peter de Villiers blackmail sex scandal.
IOL (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Peter De Villiers is very popular - especially on social networking site, Facebook, where users love poking fun at him.
