Springbok coach facing ‘quit’ crisis

BELEAGUERED Springbok coach Jake White faces the biggest crisis of his career after the most powerful regional province in South African rugby passed a motion of no confidence in him and called on him to resign.

In an unprecedented move, the Blue Bulls Rugby Union — who have 10 players in the current Springbok squad — have called on White and his management team to quit, believing that he is not the right man to lead the Boks into the World Cup next year.

White’s out-of-sorts team were hammered 32-15 by Ireland in Dublin last weekend — their fifth consecutive loss away from home this year — and they have now won just four of their 10 international matches in 2006.