Article: A year ago today...(Sports)

January 9. It was exactly a year ago today that the South African Rugby Union (Saru) confirmed the historic appointment of Peter de Villiers as head coach of the Springboks.

2008 was a topsy-turvy year for the world champion Boks with a first-ever win over the All Blacks at the House of Pain in Dunedin, a 53-8 thrashing of Australia and the record breaking 42-6 effort against England at Twickenham.

This was ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!