official World Rugby podcast sends a “blasting” to Rassie Erasmus
The Springboks’ director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, has been labelled a calculated lunatic on an official World Rugby podcast.
Rassie Erasmus, the coach of the Springboks, has disparaged some of his harshest critics.
Though he may not be to everyone’s taste, there’s no doubting that Rassie Erasmus was the driving force behind the Springboks’ consecutive Rugby World Cup victories.
Although the South African public views Rassie Erasmus as a controversial character in rugby, the man who led the Springboks to two straight World Cup victories is seen as a hero. Rassie Erasmus was the subject of conversation on the official Rugby World Cup podcast a few days following the thrilling 12-11 triumph of the Springboks against the All Blacks in the championship match.
Conrad Smith, a former All Black, and former Springbok Jean de Villiers made special appearances on the program. Conrad Smith discussed Rassie Erasmus in his remarks.
“He is insane. De Villiers questioned, “How can you go into a World Cup final and not have a scrumhalf or flyhalf reserve on the bench? Go seven-one.” “Is there anyone brave enough to do that in this world?”
“I’ve known Rassie Erasmus for a good amount of time; he was our coach at the Stormers, just like Jacques Nienaber.” Furthermore, although the work they do and the choices they ultimately make appear absurd to us, they are clearly well-informed.