Rassie Erasmus is not sure if England rugby fans would want him as their head coach, but he hasn't entirely dismissed the idea. | Sport24news
The SA Rugby director of rugby says he would only head abroad if South Africans accepted it.is not sure if England rugby fans would want him as their head coach, but he hasn't entirely dismissed the idea. Erasmus is currently the SA Rugby director of rugby, but the man who coached the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2019 and oversaw a 2-1 series win over the British & Irish Lions in 2021, will understandably be in high demand.
"I don't think the English people would ever want me there now. Maybe I am wrong. I hope I am wrong. Would I coach another country? If my own people were cool with it and the other country's people were cool with it then why not?" he said. Erasmus was later charged by World Rugby and banned from attending any matches for a year for his public criticism. "But if my own people are going to hate me for it, then I would never do it ," he added."I hate the fact that so many people hate me in rugby right now. I'm not a confrontational guy. I like to get on with people.