SOUTH AFRICA coach Peter de Villiers looks set to quit his job following the Springboks’ World Cup quarter-final defeat against Australia.
De Villiers gave the strongest possible indication that his four-year reign is at an end after South Africa relinquished the world title they won in Paris four years ago.
The Springboks’ 2007 World Cup-winning captain John Smit, meanwhile, has bowed out of the Test arena as he prepares to join Aviva Premiership champions Saracens, with his fellow cap centurion – lock Victor Matfield – also heading into international retirement.
Australia’s 11-9 victory, secured by a late James O’Connor penalty, gave the Wallabies a third victory over South Africa this year after beating them twice en route to landing the Tri-Nations.
Asked if the the loss would mark the end of his career, De Villiers said: “I think so.
“It was a brilliant journey, something that none of you guys can take away from me. There is a time to come and a time to go, so I think the journey for me is over.”
