Peter de Villiers insists he has some unfinished business with the Springboks
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Peter de Villiers has declared his intention to re-apply to be Springboks coach after it appeared his tenure had come to an end. Supersport's Gavin Rich reports.
"...But after four years of growing into the job, De Villiers believes he has the credentials to continue if the South African Rugby Union want him to, and the manner of the Bok exit from the World Cup has made him keen to do so.
“Not winning the World Cup makes me feel like there is unfinished business, that the story isn’t finished. So if they call for applications for the Springbok job I will definitely apply for it. Why not? I have enjoyed doing the job and it was a privilege for me to serve my country. If I apply and my application is not accepted that is fine, I will accept what is good for South African rugby and move on. The next coach will have my full support.”
"De Villiers’s desire to continue has been heightened by the bizarre manner of his team’s exit from the World Cup, with the Boks dominating the game and referee Bryce Lawrence later being widely condemned by the world rugby media for the way he handled it.
"“I don’t want to make excuses. We got knocked out and as I said when we got back from overseas, a quarterfinal defeat wasn’t good enough and we failed the nation. But what was so frustrating was that we appeared to be peaking at the right time, and there was still room for further growth. I feel the story has been left unfinished,” he said."
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