Bok coach Erasmus reveals why he agonised over Kolisi on the eve of the Rugby World Cup

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Erasmus conceded that selecting Kolisi for the tournament was a gamble as he did not play in the Boks' successful run in the Rugby Championship a few months ago.

Erasmus conceded that selecting Kolisi for the tournament was a gamble as he did not play in the Boks' successful run in the Rugby Championship a few months ago.

“Our motto was not to make the same mistakes that we did in previous World Cups where I was involved‚" he said.

 

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Please see the tweets of Gwede the Mantasher wherein hr warns Kolisi against white wives and calling Kolisi's wife a 'cradle snatcher', ''devious and deceitful' by displaying her FB pages!

It's called foresight and leadership from Rassie and his team. You can't just drop your leader just like that. Hence this RWC win is so sweat and impactful. Thanks Coach. coachrassie Siya_Kolisi Springboks

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