South African rugby bosses have given new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers the final say on selection matters. The move required a change in the South African Rugby Union’s constitution, which specified that selections were decided by a majority of a three-man selection committee, including the national coach.
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South Africa’s rugby squad should forget about politics in sport and concentrate on their World Cup title tilt, President Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday. ”While you are away forget all of these controversies that we always raise as politicians, don’t worry about those ones, just play the rugby,” Mbeki was quoted as saying.