Minister tells Bok coach to 'sober up'
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, ridiculed in the media for his muddled metaphors and often outlandish statements, has now been told to "sober up" by none other than the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Stofile.
Stofile told the Daily News that he liked De Villiers very much and knew him as a good player from his days in Boland, but suggested the more the Springbok coach talked, the more he got confused. (Couldn't have put it better!)
De Villiers had been presenting himself lately as a rugby spokesperson.
"The role of the coach is to prepare the team," said Stofile. "The role of the spokesperson is to represent the union."
Stofile said De Villiers could get away with such things while the Springboks were winning.
"When we are losing it will be a serious problem," he told the Daily News.
"He will be the first to be fired. Coaches get fired for teams not performing, not because they are not doing their job."
The Springboks, who recorded a 2-1 series victory over the British and Irish Lions despite losing the third Test by a record-equalling 9-28 margin, start their Tri-Nations campaign against the All Blacks in Bloemfontein on July 25.
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