South African-born De Villiers lays foundation for Scotland against Boks

When Scotland's forwards hear the first 'crouch, bind, set' for a scrum against the Springboks in their World Cup opener in Marseille on Sunday, they will do so in confidence, propped up by two South Africans and having been coached by Pieter De Vill

Scotland's scrum guru is South African-born former France prop Pieter de Villiers.The Scotland squad boasts a number of South African-born players.When Scotland's forwards hear the first 'crouch, bind, set' for a scrum against the Springboks in their Rugby World Cup opener in Marseille on Sunday, they will do so in confidence, propped up by two South Africans and having been coached by Pieter De Villiers.

The South African, who was a long-time regular at Paris-based Stade Francais in the Top 14, said facing his home nation would be memorable. "The training week is similar to what we have been doing, but it's been adapted to what we want to get right for the World Cup," De Villiers said. "They did well against the All Blacks and excelled in their strengths which is the set-piece and defence."It's about the team that is going to do the best in bringing those to the table and making sure we impose how we want to play. That's really important."

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