Rassie Erasmus says he would remain with the Springboks after winning the Rugby World Cup.
Rassie Erasmus will combine his role as director of rugby with his return to lead the Springboks.
The two-time Rugby World Cup champion will assume the position going forward and confirmed the news to local media on Sunday.
Following the announcement by Jacques Nienaber that he would be leaving after the World Cup, South Africa began searching for a new head coach.
Nienaber is joining the Irish province Leinster, and Felix Jones has left the team to join England as an assistant coach.
Due to his connections to Ireland, there were also worries that Erasmus would depart following the international competition.
Although Erasmus swiftly put an end to such rumors in September, former Springbok Victor Matfield was “90-95 percent” certain that the Boks’ director of rugby would be traveling to the Emerald Isle.
In September, he stated, “No, I won’t be.”
There is no reality to the statement that there haven’t been any negotiations. It certainly didn’t start there I’m not sure.
“I have not communicated with them, and I will not be adhering to Jacques [Nienaber].”
Instead, Erasmus has taken on a greater job as the head coach of South Africa, a position he held during their World Cup victory in 2019.
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He was supposed to take over in an interim role this week, but no formal timeline has been provided. Rapport claims that his new role is intended to prepare him to contend for the 2027 World Cup championship.
Former Boks forwards coach Matt Proudfoot told Sport24, “Where Rassie is extremely excellent is looking at the origin of the problem and saying, ‘this is what we need to correct’.”
“That process is what motivates him; he never stops searching for that edge. Rassie possesses a rare capacity to identify the essential element that will ultimately determine the outcome.
Coaches Mzwandile Stick, Deon Davids, and Daan Human are anticipated to stay with the Springboks, along with important strength and conditioning specialist Andy Edwards, who continues in his role as head of athletic performance, despite the losses of Nienaber and Jones.
