According to reports from South Africa, the wife of former Springboks coach Peter de Villiers was discovered dead in a swimming pool on Monday.
Theresa de Villiers, 62, was found dead at the scene of her home in Port Elizabeth by emergency personnel after a family member discovered her body, according to the Herald.
According to police spokesman Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, there was no suspicion of foul play. She replied, “The deceased was visiting family in Gqeberha, but he is from Paarl.” “A relative found her in the swimming pool. An investigation is underway into the drowning’s circumstances.”
According to the source, the former Springboks coach, who oversaw the 2009 tour of the British and Irish Lions, stated he was unable to
The body of 62-year-old Theresa de Villiers was found by a family member at a house in Port Elizabeth, and she was declared dead at the scene by emergency services, the Herald reports.
Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said no foul play was suspected. “The deceased is from Paarl but was visiting family in Gqeberha,” she said. “She was found in the pool by a family member. The circumstances surrounding the drowning is under investigation.”
According to the source, the former Springboks coach, who oversaw the 2009 tour of the British and Irish Lions, stated he was unable to discuss what had transpired.
Odille, the family’s 28-year-old daughter, passed away in 2019 from cancer, shocking the family. Surgery was not an option since the malignant lymphoma tumor on her chest was too close to her heart.
Chief of World Rugby: There will be less foul play
Chief executive officer of World Rugby Alan Gilpin thinks that when players and referees get used to the stricter rules regarding foul play, the excessive amount of red cards that are given out would decrease. Particularly in Super Rugby Pacific, there have been several red card situations.
“The most important issue for the game is safety,” Gilpin said, via PlanetRugby. “From our perspective we’re trying to make the game as safe as possible, but at the same time having a great spectacle. We want people to want to watch and play rugby, and we want kids to be inspired by that. So it’s a really tough balance to strike.
“I think we’ve gone out with a really strong message in terms of sanction around head injury and head impact, in particular, that’s really important so we can address tackle technique, the height, the high hits, etc. And over time I think what will see is the players and the coaches adapt to that and we’ll end up coming out the right side.”
As for some red cards being issued for poor timing rather than malicious intent, he added: “It’s hard, and again we’re seeing more red cards, but we’re seeing protection of the players ultimately. Those cards are being issued because the match officials, as we’re asking them to, are protecting the players and hopefully we’re finding the right balance. Again what that ‘hopefully’ is going to do is drive coaching and player behaviour away from that type of contact to the head. It’s difficult, we’re in a really complex collision sport where those decisions are being made in fractions of seconds, so we have a lot of sympathy for players who at times are getting that wrong and are being on the wrong side of it.”
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