Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has retracted the resignation he appeared to make after the Springboks 11-9 defeat by Australia in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday.
On the team's return to Johannesburg where they were enthusiastically welcomed by a crowd of several thousand, De Villiers said:
"I never resigned, I was just saying it was the end of the road".
He intends to see out his four year contract which ends in December.
However, captain John Smit and lock Victor Matfield have announced their international retirements.
