The worst-kept secret in rugby will be official on Thursday when Rassie Erasmus is presented as the new Springbok coach‚ a month after Allister Coetzee was sacked. Erasmus‚ 45‚ will become the 14th man to be appointed since 1992‚ when SA was allowed back into international sport. The former Bok flank‚ who is currently employed as SA Rugby’s director of rugby‚ will retain his current title and it remains unclear if he will also take on the title of "Springbok coach". What is clear is that the buck stops with Erasmus and results‚ tactics and all the other factors that come with the job will be his responsibility. Job titles may be opaque‚ but Erasmus is going to be the man in charge. Among his management team to be named on Thursday are defence specialist Jacques Nienaber‚ skills coach Mzwandile Stick and scrum guru Pieter de Villiers. Nienaber worked with Erasmus at the Cheetahs‚ Stormers and at Munster in Ireland. Former Blitzbok player Stick will take on the role of skills coach, w...
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