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The Independent (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
An ill-advised sashay down the pitch, the ball spinning past the bat, the removal of the bails by the keeper and AB de Villiers' run, so to speak, was over. In his 46th Test and 78th innings, after making 2,958 runs, he had registered his first duck. No player had gone so long from the start of his Test career without being dismissed for nought. At Centurion on Thursday, Bangladesh, through...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... 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, were my...
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22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Pieter De Villiers: I’m not the son of God but i’m pretty close… He’s the most eccentric coach rugby has ever seen. When he looks back on his career, Pieter De Villiers will have a catalogue of soundbites that could rival Jose Mourinho or even Shane Warne. His idiosyncrasies have prompted blasts at Springboks supporters as ‘unpatriotic’ and comparing [...]
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Jean de Villiers was named SA Rugby Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at an annual awards banquet.
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Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Springbok centre Jean de Villiers was named SA Rugby Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at an annual awards banquet on Tuesday. "
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SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Springbok centre Jean de Villiers was named South Africa's Rugby Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at the sport's annual awards banquet in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening.
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IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said the world champions had been drawn in a "very physical pool" for the 2011 World Cup.
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Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
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 [...]
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Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | yesterday
... statistically is a very good return. But it is the two Tri-Nations wins in six matches that will define the season more than the November series, because this was the year in which the World Cup holders should have been superior to New Zealand and Australia in belief and results. The measure of any successful side should be against its peers and, as ruthless as their 42-6 display against England...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said the world champions had been drawn in a "very physical pool" for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand after being put in a group with Wales and Fiji."It is a tough draw and it will be a very physical pool, but I am happy with the draw," said de Villiers, who took over from Jake White, the coach who led South Africa to a 15-6 World Cup final win over...
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Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Springbok captain John Smit welcomed South Africa¿s tough draw for the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup as the ideal preparation to battle harden the team for the tournament's later stages, if they should progress."
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Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barbarians coach Jake White believes that players who, like him, are new to being involved with rugby union's most famous invitational side will relish playing Australia at Wembley on Wednesday."
