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Tue 11 Nov 2009De Villiers plays defensive game as Springboks arrive
RUGBY IRELAND v SOUTH AFRICA:HIGHLY DEFENSIVE, argumentative and slightly paranoid, South African coach Peter De Villiers brought his road show to Dublin yesterday.
A truly great season, even by the Springboks proud standards, is threatening to unravel around them, as nothing short of a convincing victory at Croke Park on Saturday and the 2009 European tour will be deemed a failure.
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