RUCK AND ROLL
GAVIN RICH: Rassie’s six-year deal does not close door on other coaches
An understanding of the method behind the six-year contract awarded to new Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus might diminish the one point of concern in an otherwise positive response to the appointment. Where the negativity comes from is Erasmus’s status as the first Bok coach to be contracted for six years. That does seem like a long time, particularly after South African rugby has had to endure the frustration of having to part ways with a national team coach who had to be bought out of his contract. But what the detractors of Erasmus’s appointment are missing is that he is also the first Bok coach to double as a director of rugby. The concerns are understandable. Erasmus is a good coach, but even Jake White, who was the first coach appointed for a four-year cycle back in 2004, did not go through his tenure without finding himself in the exit lounge at some point.
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