ZRU backs Peter de Villiers

The Zimbabwe Rugby Union says it fully backs under-fire South African coach Peter de Villiers, following a review of the Sables’ dismal 2019 Rugby World Cup qualification campaign held at the weekend.

De Villiers’ first season in charge of the Zimbabwe senior rugby team came under scrutiny on Saturday as the ZRU board and the executive committee met in Harare for an extensive review of the team’s poor showing in the 2018 Africa Gold Cup, which doubled as the qualifiers for next year’s World Cup.

The Sables, who were bidding for a first World Cup appearance since 1991, managed just one win, one draw and three losses and came agonisingly close to being relegated from the top-tier of African rugby.

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