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Victor Matfield (left) with his former teammates Jean De Villiers and Schalk Burger, during the last World Rugby Awards ceremony in Paris. Laurent Lairys / Panoramic
The former second row of the Springboks world champions in 2007 will act as a consultant to the Brave Blossoms.
This is a big achievement that the Japanese rugby team has just achieved. Victor Matfield, the former second row of the Springboks crowned world champions in 2007 in France, joins the staff of Eddie Jones, who has just returned to the head of the Brave Blossoms, after a bitter failure with the Wallabies, who for the first time in their history did not qualify for the quarter-finals of the last World Cup. Eddie Jones was part of the South African staff in 2007, he has known Victor Matfield since that time. They also rubbed shoulders in Japan within the Suntory Sungoliath team.
«It’s nice to be involved internationally and working with Eddie. I have often said that I am a huge fan of Eddie. I always dreamed of one day getting involved full-time with the Springboks and coaching them. This position in Japan is a perfect fit for me due to my professional interests and family life, entrusted Victor Matfield (127 caps) to South African site Network24 . I will of course be available at any time to get involved with the Boks. This is an incredible opportunity for me to stay relevant. The game is constantly evolving and it is important to follow this evolution.
The former RC Toulon player (2007-2008) was previously a consultant to the Pretoria Bulls and Johannesburg Lions franchises in South Africa, but also within the Portugal team before the 2023 World Cup. Until then, he was in charge of the sidelines at the Bath club in England. Quarter-finalist of “its” World Cup in 2019, Japan did not manage to get out of the groups during the last World Cup in France, beaten by England and Argentina who reached the semi-finals. -final.
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