SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus is thrilled to finally be allowed back in the coaching box and with the team on match day, ahead of the Springboks opening European end-of-year-tour clash against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.🏈
Erasmus was banned from all rugby match day activities due to a video was released publicly of him criticizing Australian referee Nic Berry during last year’s British and Irish Lions series.
However he admitted that he will not be taking over the water carrying duties again, which sparked much controversy when he did it during the Lions series last year.“It was within the protocols and the laws to be a water carrier . But I will be back in the coach’s box with the coaches on Saturday,” said Erasmus.
“It’s not nice to not be with the guys on match-day, because you spend time with them at training during the week and then the bus leaves and you have to go back to your room for the game.”Some controversy has also emerged this week ahead of the game, after it came out that Ireland and the Boks would be wearing similar dark coloured jerseys in the match, which is the same type of clash of kits that was seen during the two side’s last game back in 2017.
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