Rassie Erasmus

Rassie Erasmus not sure Siya Kolisi will retain South Africa captaincy

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that double World Cup winning skipper Siya Kolisi might not be retained as captain.
12 March 2024

Rassie Erasmus returns as head coach of South Africa

South Africa Rugby has announced that Rassie Erasmus will return as head coach of the Springboks until the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
6 February 2024

Exclusive: Peter de Villiers on Rassie, refs and SA Rugby

Prior to the Springboks’ visit to Twickenham Stadium to take on England in the final game of the Autumn Nations Series, former South Africa coach Peter de Villiers spoke to Joe Harvey about Rassie Erasmus and the current state of the game.
26 November 2022

'He may come in a laundry box' - Eddie Jones on Rassie Erasmus

England coach Eddie Jones said South Africa director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus would be desperate to enter Twickenham Stadium ahead of the teams clashes on Saturday.
25 November 2022

Taking the draw & importance of finishers – Jones following All Blacks draw

Picking up a draw against the All Blacks, Eddie Jones spoke about his team finishing the game honours even and the impact of his finishers heading into England’s final test of the autumn against South Africa.
20 November 2022

Exclusive: Gloucester’s Ruan Ackermann talks about his international ambition

Ahead of Gloucester’s Premiership encounter with Sale Sharks this weekend, Ruan Ackermann spoke to Joe Harvey about his international ambitions, the Cherry and Whites’ resurgence and his next steps.
10 March 2022

'I would love to see the Springboks in the Six Nations' - Rassie Erasmus

World Cup winning South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has vouched his support for the Springboks joining the Six Nations tournament.
8 March 2022

Rassie Erasmus and South Africa Rugby withdraw appeal against ban

South Africa Rugby and Rassie Erasmus have jointly withdrew the appeal against the ban imposed by World Rugby for criticising match officials during the series against the British and Irish Lions.
26 November 2021

World Rugby in agreement with claims made in Rassie Erasmus' video - report

World Rugby has agreed to most of the claims made by South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus in his video released during the series against the British and Irish Lions according to a report.
25 October 2021

Rassie Erasmus to face disciplinary hearing at end of October

World Rugby has confirmed that South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus' disciplinary hearing will take place at the end of October.
9 October 2021

South Africa could be stripped of series win against Lions as Rassie Erasmus faces disciplinary hearing - Reports

South Africa could be stripped of their series win against the British and Irish Lions according to reports.
15 August 2021

Springboks break Lions hearts with 19-16 win to secure Test series win

Morne Steyn’s late penalties meant that the Springboks have bettered the British and Irish Lions in the Test series, beating the tourists 19-16 in Cape Town Stadium.
7 August 2021

Exclusive: Nick Easter on the Springboks and Gatland’s Lions

Ahead of the third Test in South Africa, Newcastle Falcons defence coach, Nick Easter, spoke to TRU’s Joe Harvey about his time in South Africa, Rassie Erasmus and what he feels the Lions must do in order to win the Test series.
6 August 2021

South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus faces disciplinary hearing

World Rugby has confirmed that South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus will face an independent misconduct hearing following his 62-minute video criticising the match officials during the first Test against the British and Irish Lions.
3 August 2021

Jacques Nienaber insists South Africa players were not distracted by Rassie Erasmus' video

Jacques Nienaber believes the Springboks were not distracted by the hour-long video posted by Rassie Erasmus following their win in the second Test.
1 August 2021

Warren Gatland admits next Saturday is a 'cup final' after second Test defeat

Following the British and Irish Lions’ 27-9 defeat at the hands of South Africa in Cape Town, Warren Gatland unpacked the loss, as well as an unusual build-up to the game.
31 July 2021

Springboks level Test series with dominant 27-9 win over the British and Irish Lions

After a week full of drama, the Springboks have levelled the Castle Lager Lions Series thanks to their 27-9 win over the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town, meaning it is all to play for in the third Test next weekend.
31 July 2021

World Rugby reacts to comments from Rassie Erasmus

World Rugby has been reported to have expressed disappointment over the comments from South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus.
30 July 2021

Rassie Erasmus’ remarkable hour-long video puts Lions Test officials in the spotlight

The Springboks Director of Rugby has also offered to step away from the series in an extraordinary video, which is now under review by World Rugby.
29 July 2021

‘They are going to be desperate’ – Warren Gatland and Chris Harris ahead of the second Test

Making three changes to his Lions squad for the second Test against the Springboks, Warren Gatland and Chris Harris spoke to the media.
27 July 2021