Peter de Villiers

Peter de Villiers

Peter de Villiers in 2011
Date of birth	(1957-06-03) 3 June 1957 (age 59)
Place of birth	Paarl, South Africa
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
School	Klapmuts Primary ( Teacher )
University	Perseverance College, Hewitt College
Occupation(s)	Rugby coach; Former Teacher
Rugby union career
Teams coached Years Team 2008–11  South Africa

Teams coached
Years	Team
2008–11	South Africa

Peter de Villiers (born 3 June 1957 in Paarl) is a South African rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the South Africa national rugby union team from 2008 to 2011, after successes with the South African U19 and U21 squads, and the first-ever person of colour to be appointed to the position.

He enjoyed mixed successes, managing South Africa to winning the 2009 Tri Nations, a test series win over the British and Irish Lions and a memorable first victory over New Zealand in Dunedin. However he also became known for his controversial off-field comments. South Africa finished bottom in the 2010 and 2011 Tri Nations, and following a quarter final defeat to Australia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup did not renew his contract.

He coached amateur club Tygerberg in 1996 and 1997, and the Western Province Disas in 1997. In 1998, he enjoyed his first major appointments as assistant coach for Western Province in the Currie Cup and also the South Africa national under-19 side, which he took to third in the 1999 Under 19 Rugby World Championship. He took the Falcons through the 2002 and 2003 Currie Cup campaigns before going on to coach the South Africa national under-21 rugby union team between 2004 and 2006. In the 2004 Under 21 Rugby World Championship, South Africa finished third, but won in 2005 and came second in 2006. In 2007, De Villiers was appointed coach of the Emerging Springboks and led them to the title of the 2007 Nations Cup.