体坛英语资讯：Move quickly on national coach: rugby legend Matfield of S. Africa
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 11-- <span word="Legendary">Legendary</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="Matfield">Matfield</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SA">SA</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="SARU">SARU</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Springbok">Springbok</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p><span word="Confusion">Confusion</span> <span word="reigned">reigned</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Villiers">Villiers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Springboks">Springboks</span>.</p><p><span word="De">De</span> <span word="Villiers">Villiers</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="expired">expired</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="first">first</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Matfield">Matfield</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="Springboks">Springboks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Heyneke">Heyneke</span> (<span word="Meyer">Meyer</span>, <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Bulls">Bulls</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="head">head</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bulls">Bulls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Rassie">Rassie</span> (<span word="Erasmus">Erasmus</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span>."</p><p><span word="Matfield">Matfield</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Allister">Allister</span> <span word="Coetzee">Coetzee</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2007 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> - <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Toetie">Toetie</span> (<span word="Coetzee">Coetzee</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>," <span word="Matfield">Matfield</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="like">like</span> (<span word="former">former</span> <span word="Springbok">Springbok</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>) <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Mallett">Mallett</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span>."</p><p><span word="Pundits">Pundits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="speculating">speculating</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Villiers">Villiers</span>' <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="mentions">mentions</span>.</p>
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