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Published 10:30 7 Nov 2014 GMT
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He comments, 'I would like to stay in South Africa after I finish up but, saying that, once you’re involved in the coaching structures of Super Rugby here you are away from home an awful lot. With having a family now, kids and all of that, I‘d like to be home much more. So probably not a move into coaching but you never say never. I’d like to stay involved in the game in some capacity. Right now I’m looking forward to last fourteen months of my career as an international and finishing on a high.'
Having turned 33 earlier this year, De Villiers has an appreciation for Irish veterans like O'Connell, Mike Ross and Eoin Reddan, who he is set to face at Lansdowne Road this weekend. He says, 'In South Africa it is very much a case of a countdown once you turn thirty.
'That’s where you got it right, in Ireland. You manage the guys really well and that gives them longevity. It’s great to see and that’s where I think we can learn a lot from you guys. In the southern hemisphere the season is only getting longer and longer.'
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