Former Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has been fired by
the Zimbabwe Rugby Union for unauthorised absence from work.
De Villiers was fired last month, according to internal ZRU
documents, but has indicated he will appeal his dismissal in a labour court.
The documents spell out how De Villiers, who was South
Africa’s coach from 2008-11, failed to return to work in Zimbabwe after a
vacation last year.
He was suspended and later fired following a disciplinary
hearing. De Villiers was hired by Zimbabwe on a two-year contract in
February 2018 with the aim of getting the southern African country back to the
Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1991.
Not only did Zimbabwe fail to make this year’s World Cup in
Japan, it was nearly relegated from Africa’s top-tier competition.
De Villiers’ time in charge of the Zimbabwe team was
problematic. He also fell out with and then fired assistant coach Brendan
Dawson, a former Zimbabwe captain, accusing him of undermining his authority.
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