Springboks opt for Meyer as new coach

Heyneke Meyer has been named as the new coach of the South Africa rugby union side.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2012 - 11:18

Heyneke Meyer has been named as the new coach of the South Africa rugby union side.

He succeeds Pieter de Villiers who led the Springboks to the quarter-finals of last year's World Cup.

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