Rassie Erasmus rugby player
Rassie Erasmus rugby player

Rassie Erasmus

5th Oct 1972 1.91m/99kg Head Coach

Springbok squad to face Georgia

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok Head Coach Jacques Nienaber has named his squad of 23 to take on Georgia on Friday evening.    Much intrigue will surround the performance of the 3 debutants in Rosko Specman,...

How the Springboks could line up against Georgia

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienaber takes control of his first test match as the Springboks head coach on Friday when the World Champions take on Georgia.    Having taken over from Rassie Erasmus after the...

Erasmus and Nienaber's reaction to Conor Murray's captaincy

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The reaction of Springbok coaching duo, Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, to the appointment of Conor Murray as captain of the British & Irish Lions has been a positive one, according to a...

Erasmus optimistic amid Covid scare

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, seems optimistic that South Africa’s scheduled game against Georgia will go ahead on Friday despite three members of the squad testing positive for Covid-19.    “The...

Covid-19 in the Springbok camp

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks cancelled today’s (Sunday) training session in Johannesburg after a round of testing returned three positive Covid-19 results.     The timing is less than ideal as...

SA Rugby working 'really hard' to get Cornal Hendricks in the Springbok set up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SA Rugby is pulling out all the stops to ensure that Cornal Hendricks represents the Springboks once again, Bulls head coach Jake White has confirmed.   Hendricks missed three years of professional...

Borthwick heaps praise on Jasper Wiese ahead of Lions series

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick has given a hugely positive endorsement of his young number 8 Jasper Wiese ahead of the British & Irish Lions series in South Africa.    Wiese stormed...

Who could replace Duane Vermeulen in the Springbok line up and why Coetzee was omitted

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

'We are fearing for the worst.'   Those were the words of Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus when queried about Duane Vermeulen's injury after the announcement of the Springbok squad to play...

Why Nico Janse van Rensburg is one of the best selection calls from the Springboks

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienebar and Rassie Erasmus sprang a few surprises when naming the first Springbok since the Rugby World Cup in Japan.   The Springbok management team picked the entire Rugby World Cup-winning...

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber explains Morne Steyn's test recall

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Morné Steyn is in line to experience the rare honour of facing the British & Irish Lions for a second time after claiming a recall to the Springbok squad featuring several Rugby World...