Returning to lead the world champion Springboks is Erasmus.
As the coach of South Africa, the winners of the Rugby World Cup, Rassie Erasmus has formally returned.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that Australia will host the 2027 World Cup.
After leading the Springboks to victory in the 2019 World Cup in Japan, Erasmus was appointed director of rugby for South Africa. In that capacity, he continued to be a major factor in his old assistant Jacques Nienaber’s victory in the October 2023 World Cup in France.
Erasmus has consented to take over as head coach once more after Nienaber left in December to coach Leinster.
Erasmus stated on the SA Rugby website, “I am grateful for the faith placed in me. It is a massive honour to coach the Springboks.” “I will be more involved in the field sessions this season than I was in the previous four years,” the key difference said.
“It should be a smooth transition back into the head coach post as I oversaw the squad structures and strategy in concert with Jacques and the other coaches in my capacity as director of rugby for the last four years.”
Erasmus has been recuperating from chemical burns while utilizing a strong detergent in the hospital for over a week. It was said to have been a bizarre event that left him with burns on his arms and chest.
However, he has already begun preparing the team for their first tasks, which include two home tests against Ireland and Portugal’s first visit, in July.
He has added attack coach Tony Brown, a former All Blacks flyhalf who has been the Japan assistant, and defensive coach Jerry Flannery, a former Ireland hooker who is leaving his position as an assistant with the Harlequins this month, to his 2023 staff, which already included Mzwandile Stick, Deon Davids, Daan Human, and Andy Edwards.
Jaco Peyper, a recently retired test referee, has also joined the team as a laws adviser.
“This week at the hospital, we had our first coaching session, and it’s terrific to see the coaches excited to get the season started,” Erasmus stated.
Two-time World Cup winner and No. 8 Duane Vermeulen has been appointed to a new role as a roving coach for all SA Rugby national teams.
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander stated, “We think we are in strong hands in the ultimate ambition of claiming a hat treble of World Cup titles with the consistency in the coaching structures and the new additions.”
