Peter de Villiers played for Griquas and Boland in the SARU leagues before retiring to coach his club, Young Gardens in Paarl. After obtaining a Level 4 Higher Graduate coaching certificate from the Welsh Rugby Union, he quickly progressed through the ranks in Western Cape rugby, coaching the SA under-19 team for three years before leading the SA under-21 team to a Junior World Cup triumph in 2005. He was appointed Springbok coach in 2008.

Gavin Rich is a graduate of Northlands Boys High and Rhodes University. He has been reporting on South African rugby for 21 years, having started his career as rugby writer for the Natal Mercury in 1991. He has covered several Springbok tours for various local publications and radio stations, including the Independent Group, Supersport.com and the Weekend Argus, and won the Sasol Springbok Rugby Writer of the Year award in 2010.