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Rassie Erasmus discusses idea of leaving Boks to coach another country

South Africa's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus reacts prior to the Summer Series international rugby union match between South Africa and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, south-west London, on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has admitted that he did once consider coaching another nation, but has said there is no chance that it will happen now.

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The former Springbok has been involved with the South Africa set-up for seven years now in various capacities and has cemented his status as a national hero in that time, guiding the side to back-to-back World Cups.

Given his trophy-laden tenure with the Boks, the 51-year-old has been linked with jobs overseas with rival nations, chiefly England, or, rather, various figures have seen the success he has enjoyed and yearned that he could deliver something similar on foreign shores.

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But Erasmus has definitively shut down any hopes other nations might hold that he could join their ranks in the future.

Speaking to the BBCthe coach, who is preparing for his side to take on Scotland, England and Wales in November, explained that he would not know the “heartbeat” of another country.

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Erasmus is just as famous for his ability to get the very best out of his players as he is for his pioneering, and at times madcap, innovations to coaching and playing. But that will remain exclusively for the Springboks.

“No,” Erasmus said when asked if he could coach another nation. “People forget, this is my second language. Sometimes people think just by the tone of my voice or the way I speak. I don’t have a vast vocabulary or ways of saying things. I’ve got certain words that I can use that I can express something and that’s it. And sometimes it comes out wrong, sometimes it’s just F.

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“So, no. And I believe you don’t know the culture of a team, you don’t know their heartbeat, you don’t understand why they are playing, how the fans are. I did consider it once and I loved my time at Munster. It was very Bloemfontein-like, where I started, I love those people there.”

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Lulu 7 days ago

RE to coach Wales. That would be a scoop. He can bring Cameron with .

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JK 7 days ago

Why would you ever want to coach any team besides the boks?...Africa is not for sissies

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Bok Befok 8 days ago

Such a bunch of sour ahole comments! You all wish you had Rassie because he is genius!

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Eben De Jongh 8 days ago

Klink my hier is n klomp suur gatte wat nie van onse land en span hou nie. Big suprise

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DC000 8 days ago

He couldn't leave SA. He'd have to go back to not spewing utter ignorant 💩 at all imes - sometimes only his countrymen understand with their limitaed third world education

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NE 8 days ago

Pity, he would have made a great mentor and trainer for Boswell Wilkie's clowns.

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Ben 8 days ago

Such a mean girl sassy ass tude to sashay into a rugby chat with. Steady on sheila

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Ninjin 8 days ago

Those clowns would have been the best in the world at what they do when he was done. You want average clowns let them be coached by someone from the NH! Maybe a Sexton or one of those " world beaters"😁

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MM 8 days ago

Naaaaihol you are the biggest clown try harder ...

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Ace 8 days ago

How did that work out for you?

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Bull Shark 8 days ago

Naas Botha and I see no reason why Rassie shouldn’t coach the boks for 29 years.


Why the hell not. What a kif job.

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Hellhound 7 days ago

You can say that again

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WW 8 days ago

Lol, World Rugby would shit it's pants if Naas played in today's era, Rassie wouldn't have to worry about kicking, just concentrate on scoring kif tries.

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