A decision on Swys de Bruin’s future as head coach of the Springbok Women has reportedly been made.
De Bruin, who took charge of the team in August last year, guided the Bok Women to the quarter-finals of the recent World Cup – their best-ever showing.
His side claimed two pool-stage wins – including a first-ever victory over Italy – to break into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time and advance to a historic quarter-final, where they held the Black Ferns to 10-10 at half time before going down 46-17.
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Despite that success, SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer had hinted that De Bruin’s position was not guaranteed, suggesting after the team’s return from England that “we have got a clean sheet of paper”.
But after weeks of discussions, SA Rugby GM of high performance Dave Wessels confirmed to News24 that an agreement has been reached in principle for De Bruin to remain in charge through to the next World Cup in Australia.
The 65-year-old’s extended tenure is expected to be finalised soon, with only the finer details of the deal still to be ironed out.
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