Springboks to party like its 2007?
Can the Springboks repeat the glory of 2007? Springboks to party like its 2007? When Jean de Villiers announced his retirement from international rugby a few weeks ago, he made it clear that he would now focus on being the ”number one” Springbok fan. He was rather positive for a player forced into retirement after a13-year injury prone career, during a rugby world cup tournament. Not long after swapping the captain’s armband for his supporters cap, De Villiers produced what Australian commentators would call a verbal “speculator” also known as a 50/50 pass. He quickly pointed out, that his injury enforced retirement could be a blessing in disguise for his Bok teammates in England. Drawing comparison between his shortened campaign, in 2007 and 2015, De Villiers joked that the stars could be aligning for another lightning strike at the rugby world cup. The last time the quadrennial event was hosted in the northern hemisphere, JDV’s tournament ended in its ...