Peter de Villiers, former Springbok coach has lashed out at the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) after he was fired as the Sables’ head coach. When he was appointed Zimbabwe head coach in February 2018, he was mandated with qualifying for Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2019 in Japan. The Sables, unfortunately, failed to qualify.
De Villiers, however, seems to be suggesting that he was sacked for his absence from work. He had stayed in South Africa where he was supporting his cancer-stricken daughter.
Speaking to the SowetanLIVE on Wednesday De Villiers said:
When I went for the hearing I was locked out of the flat I had in Harare because they (ZRU) hadn’t paid the rent.
They are claiming I faked my child’s sickness‚ so those are the kind of people I’m dealing with. How the hell can they say that? They are not honourable people.
The problems began when the deputy president started selecting team. It got to the point that I would arrive at the airport to go away for a game and the players were the ones he picked. Despite this‚ I enjoyed standing up for the boys.
It is bad to me because they don’t seem to value their own people. Players weren’t paid properly. I had to use money from my own pocket to keep the vibe in the team up.
De Villiers also said that chances of winning an appeal against retrenchment were zero. He said:
But it’s hard because even if I fight‚ I’m not going to win.
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