Cape Town – Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is ready to pack his bags and turn his back on South African rugby.
De Villiers has still not signed a contract with SA Rugby, according to a member of the SA Rugby Union’s presidents’ council.
De Villiers was appointed as national coach more than two months ago.
The contract should have been signed on Monday but his legal representatives confirmed on Tuesday that it had not been done. They referred enquiries to SA Rugby.
People close do De Villiers say he is extremely frustrated and may even abandon the coaching position.
SA Rugby and De Villiers came to an agreement only after four draft contracts had been submitted.
However, there is renewed uncertainty after a meeting of SA Rugby’s board of directors on Monday.
Jonathan Stones, managing director of SA Rugby, and SA Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins did not respond to messages on Tuesday.
Koos Basson, Saru’s vice-president and a member of SA Rugby’s board, said, “De Villiers’s contract was approved, subject to certain conditions.”
He refused to say what the conditions were. “It won’t be fair to Peter,” he said.
The question of who will have the final say in team selections, as well as De Villiers’s salary, could be the cause of the problems.
Saru nominations
SA Rugby deputy president Mike Stofile said Basson was probably trying to ensure that the correct procedures were followed.
“Peter should not be worried. The matter will be sorted out,” Stofile added.
However, another presidents’ council member said he was disappointed because Basson was “playing with legal terms. The contract has not been finalised,” he added.
“Peter is tired of certain officials trying to push through their own agendas.”
Cedric Frolick, vice-chair of the parliamentary sports portfolio committee, said, “It seems some individuals are trying to frustrate Peter in his job. One would have expected SA Rugby to work actively to finalise the contract.
“This goes back to the situation at the time of his appointment. There are people who feel he is not the right person and they want him to fail.
“I cannot understand how South African rugby is run. It looks like a bunch of people who do not know what they are doing. This raises serious questions about how they manage the sport,” Frolick said.
The matter of De Villiers’s assistant coaches has also not been finalised. This process could also be delayed by uncertainty about the coach’s future.
* Saru officially confirmed on Tuesday that Hoskins and Stofile had been nominated for the position of president. The election will take place on March 27.
Johan Prinsloo, chief executive of Saru, said Stofile would also be, as deputy president, automatically be eligible for re-election to his current position.
Other nominations for the deputy presidency are Tobie Titus (Western Province), Jan Marais (Griffons), Boet Fick (Blue Bulls) and Sampie Pienaar and Mark Alexander, both of the Golden Lions.
Rautie Rautenbach (Falcons), Pat da Silva (Eastern Province), Marais, Fick, Pienaar and Alexander have all been nominated for the position of vice-president.
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to hell with them all 👿 …
looking forward to seeing Dick as Bok coach 🙂
No wonder PdV has been so quiet lately….. 🙄
spyker…..leave Dick exacly where he is 😮
I would take this with a whole bucketload of salt. He is not on the verge of walking away. He would never walk away from a chance to coach the Boks.
“. One would have expected SA Rugby to work actively to finalise the contract.”
When have they worked actively to do anything?
““I cannot understand how South African rugby is run. It looks like a bunch of people who do not know what they are doing. This raises serious questions about how they manage the sport,” Frolick said.”
Took you long enough to notice.
Hey didnt Jake say this as his main problem he walked out too?
People that knows nothing of rugby trying to control him and how he does things?
Should have listened Peter.
PJLD… perhaps they’re all just making a bit of noise now to get Stofile and co into power?
Man I really don’t want Dick in with this mob yet as an assistant…
To be honest Rob you shouldn’t have published this article…its De Villiers and his puppet-master Oberholzer using the media to help negotiate their contract.
Agree, DP. I guide and nudge, but don’t dictate, though 😉
Dive Pass
It might just blow up in their faces if that’s the case
okes – I’m out of here for a bit. Catch yuo all again later
Shark tank
Dick has now twice stated clearly that he wont be back to coach the Sharks s14 squad next year. .. he wants the ass.coach job with the Boks, so lets hope he gets it
Nah, I dont agree – whether or not their are agendas at work, the fast that a National coach doesnt have his contract sorted several months into his tenure is ridiculous – this aint political, its administrative, and like him or not, PDV deserves better.
Oberholzer is using the media and delaying tactics to negotiate the best possible contract for PDV….this for once is not SA Rugby’s poor administration. It take 2 to make a contract and if PDV won’t sign that SARugby are offering him they can’t hold a gun to his head and make him sign.
To be honest Rob you shouldn’t have published this article…its De Villiers and his puppet-master Oberholzer using the media to help negotiate their contract.
12.03.08 09:00:35 – Dive Pass
Do not agree, nothing in the report quoted as exact words from PDV or Oberholzer… 🙄
DP,
So the duo are not using the media at all… 😯
12.03.08 09:27:38 – Charlie
Not following you Charlie…
DP, the duty to confirm and conclude an employment contract lies with an employer.
If SA Rugby were not happy with what PDV was asking, they were free to not select him. However they have selected him, and I am sure that if you impute this situation to your own affairs, you will agree that its highly unfair to an employee to have him employed while his contract is not settled.
PDV should consider approaching the CCMA.
DP,
As stated in the report people near them are making the allegations of the duo not being happy with SARU, but you say that PDV & Oberholzer are using the media to do it… 🙄
“As stated in the report people near them…” as in Oberholzer’s good buddy Mr Keohane, etc? ….Yeah right they didn’t want to use the media.
What has been happening since the announcement that he was appointed? Is it correct to assume then that he has not been paid yet? If he has been paid, that would also pose a further problem, for both parties…
🙄 🙄 🙄
“I cannot understand how South African rugby is run. It looks like a bunch of people who do not know what they are doing. This raises serious questions about how they manage the sport,” Frolick said.
Rich, very rich coming from the parliamentary sports portfolio committee, pot > kettle > black, even if it is true.
SARU has a reputation for being incompetent.
It doesn’t surprise me that PDV is being treated in this way.
On Keo they mention that Jonty Goslett is PdeV’s agent, what happened to Oberholzer?
This explains his sudden silence and grounding. Not attending s14 matches and being ‘seen’ in public ❓
HEY PEEPS!!!!!
Hey Xtal! 😯
how [email protected] wpw
Xtal!!!
How are you doing?
Thats a sexy guy with you in that pic. 😉
Ola BG, he is sexy hey:) im good thanks! u?
Hallo xtal,
That dude on the your pic’ looks fimiliar… 😈
Thought so…
I’m well thanks…
Who’s that urrrgly dude next to you???
😆 😆 😆
he begged me to take a pic with him 😉
😆
Not too bad. Its always good to see you around – even though you are a Bulls supporter. I trust you are progressing up the ladder at dizzying speeds?
Hey Charlie, I think he is a celebrity – certainly has the looks hey? 😀
wpw, your taste in men is as bad as your taste in rugby teams. 😈
What are to be going on here?
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he begged me to take a pic with him 😉
12.03.08 11:15:13 – xtal
I can see why he had to beg you…
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wpw, your taste in men is as bad as your taste in rugby teams. 😈
12.03.08 11:17:00 – Big Fish
I’ll take that as a compliment.
Hey PJLD – nothing much, really. 😛
wpw – Snappy comeback. 🙄
when are we hooking up? we were hoping to meet up with you in strand sometime ago but you were in town 🙂
@ BF… 😆 i said BG earkier.. what a tart!
earkier=earlier
Sorry Xtal – I thought you were describing me. 😉
Will be nice to hook up – cant make it this weekend, but the weekend after would be good.
You and the laaitie could drop in for lunch or something.
the laaitie? 😯
Okay lets just get one thing straight here – de Villiers is not about to walk anywhere, not to mention walking away from coaching the world champs.
He’s on a good wicket and didnt really deserve to get the job if truth be told.
So there is absolutely no chance of him walking away – what’s he going to do if he walks away? Who’ll give him a job? Doint be silly, he’ll hang onto that job tighter than Mugabe hangs onto power.
12.03.08 11:45:16 – provincejoulekkading
I knew that would get your attention. 😎
I agree Vinnie.
My issue is purely with the fact that irrespective of the merits of his selection or the personalities involved, he has a right to have a finalised employment contract by now.
What are to be going on here?
12.03.08 11:19:59 – provincejoulekkading Edit
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY when i saw that pic. 🙂