Springbok coach Jake White denied on Monday his job was on the line but admitted his side’s 49-0 thrashing by Australia was the worst he could remember.
The South Africans are in Wellington preparing for what might be an even sterner challenge on Saturday against the All Blacks.
White said he had no intention of quitting, despite suggesting last month he might seek a job in England after the South African Rugby Union refused to give him a two-year contract extension.
”I’m not looking for another job,” he said Monday — adding that he had received an offer without giving details.
”When you’re in coaching you’ve got to make sure you have a plan B.
”One never knows — ask Eddie Jones, ask John Mitchell, ask Clive Woodward,” he said. ”The reality is that’s the nature of what we do.”
White said he had received support from the South African union’s top figures at a team meeting after Saturday’s loss.
But he conceded he could not recall a worse defeat.
”As a guy who’s been watching the Springboks since I was a boy, that’s probably the worst I’ve seen happen. I take responsibility for that. You take the bad times with the good times,” he said.
”When you get it wrong, you can get it badly wrong.” — AFP
