The replacement of Rassie Erasmus in a crucial Springbok position is “on the verge,” according to SA Rugby.
According to reports, South African Rugby has decided who will take Rassie Erasmus’s place as director of rugby.
With Jacques Nienaber departing for Leinster, Erasmus resigned as director of rugby for SA Rugby in order to assume the position of head coach for the second time with the Springboks.
Top SA Rugby role for Dave Wessell
SA Rugby announced that the DOR position would be eliminated as part of a reorganization, and current rumors indicate that head of rugby will be the new title.
Western Province and Stormers head of rugby Dave Wessels, as well as former Springboks fly-half and current women’s head coach Louis Koen, have been mentioned as candidates for the new position in recent weeks.
Rapport claims that Wessels and SA Rugby are, nevertheless, “on the verge of reaching an agreement.
In the upcoming week, the former head coach of the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels may be named the new director of rugby. He will assume many of the responsibilities held by Erasmus in his role as director of rugby.
Wessels is well regarded by Erasmus, the head coach of the Bok, having previously collaborated with him as the Stormers head coach. When Erasmus departed Munster, it’s thought that he put Wessels’ name on a shortlist of possible successors.
Although Erasmus will collaborate closely with Wessels, it is anticipated that he will still answer directly to SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer.
After leading the Stormers to victory in their first-ever United Rugby Championship season and a final appearance in their second, the former Rebels head coach was named the Western Province head of rugby by SA Rugby in May 2022.
deciding on the coaching staff
With this appointment, SA Rugby will have finalized its reforms in the wake of its 2023 Rugby World Cup victory. After the triumph in France, the coaching staff of the Springboks has undergone several changes.
Former Ireland hooker and Harlequins coach Jerry Flannery took over as the team’s defensive coordinator after Nienaber left.
Erasmus brought in former All Blacks fly-half and Japan assistant coach Tony Brown, along with double World Cup-winning Springbok forward Duane Vermeulen, to work with the mobi-unit and former referee Jaco Peyper as the national laws advisor after Felix Jones joined Steve Borthwick’s England coaching staff.
Deon Davids, Mzwandile Stick, and scrum master Daan Human, who all received contract extensions through the 2027 World Cup, are still in their roles as assistant coaches.
