He might be the least lucky player in Rugby World Cup history but Jean de Villiers's early exit from the tournament could bode well for the Springboks' title hopes. The now former Springbok captain returned home to a warm welcome in a gloomy Cape Town yesterday.He was forced out of the Rugby World Cup after fracturing his jaw in Saturday's crushing win over Samoa. It is the fourth time De Villiers has been injured after being called up to a World Cup.A heartbroken but upbeat De Villiers reminded journalists at Cape Town International Airport that South Africa had gone on to win the Cup after he was injured against the same opponents in 2007.And if you believe in omens, there was another one in the Springboks' win that pointed in their favour."In 1995, Chester Williams scored a hat-trick against Samoa and we won the World Cup," said De Villiers. "In 2007 Bryan Habana did the same thing and we also went on to win it."On Saturday, it was wing JP Pietersen's turn to write himself into the history books, after managing three tries against the Pacific Islanders.De Villiers said he was due to have surgery on his jaw today and would return to England shortly to give advice to the younger players and offer support to the team.He has decided to retire from international rugby, and will pursue the rest of his club rugby outside South Africa."If I go over [to England] . it's to assist wherever I can make a contribution to the team," De Villiers said. "I still love the game. I want to keep playing, [but if I do] it won't be in South Africa."His wife, Marlie, said she was disappointed by her husband's untimely exit from the tournament."This time I would have liked him to stay a bit longer, but we're extremely proud of him. My heart breaks that it ended like this but he's had an amazing run."The Boks play Scotland in Newcastle on Saturday. ..