After Jake White attempted to hasten the possible departure of Peter De Villiers from the Springbok hotseat, Brenden Nel defends the current Boks coach from a stab in the back on Supersport.
"When Jake White was still Springbok coach it wasn’t uncommon to hear his opponents and enemies refer to him as “Jake the Snake. This week, White made it undoubtedly clear that he wants the Springbok job back. But that’s no surprise. He made it abundantly clear last week, and a few weeks ago when the Boks lost in Auckland.
"It also isn’t different from the plea he made for his job back in 2008, when the Boks went through a similar bad spell. The constant thing about all these pleas is that White, who has done more self-publicity than anyone in rugby, is pushing himself for the job using the clever contacts he made in the media over the years.
"There is no doubt that there is a lot of frustration at the moment among the paying public at the performances of the Springboks. That alone - without adding in Peter de Villiers’ comments - has put enough pressure on the team a year ahead of the World Cup."
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