2011-05-02 22:50 Cape Town – Some things never change, like the ability of Peter de Villiers to make eccentric pronouncements and also arguably rub up influential people in a damaging way. Only a few months out from the World Cup, when the harsh spotlight of the global media will have to be negotiated once more, the Springbok coach’s “quirky” side must remain a source of at least some concern to his SARU employers. De Villiers came across reasonably convincingly, initially, as he defended his decision to stick with his leadership “old guard” of Smit and deputy Victor Matfield.