Rassie hits the reset button — here’s how Springboks will find their North Star to 2027

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The world champion Springboks are not going to lose their title through complacency. If they don’t succeed in 2027, it won’t be through a lack of tactical and technical evolution.

Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby, looks on prior to the Summer International match between New Zealand All Blacks v South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 25 August 2023 in London, England. Rassie Erasmus jokingly said that he’s “buggered already” and so he may as well continue with the job of being Springbok coach.

People will be upset at times and I will be upset at times, but I’ve seen this movie before and I like this movie. “People will be upset at times and I will be upset at times, but I’ve seen this movie before and I like this movie.”Like successful people in many spheres, Erasmus could go through the motions, using the credit he has built as an architect of twoBut he needs to go to work every day knowing that he can make a difference, and that the Boks will continue to improve and be better. Standing still is going backwards.

But before evolution, there has to be a recognition of which aspects most urgently need to be overhauled, and which potential hurdles exist on the path to that goal. Eliminating ego has been one of this group’s most significant successes in the six years Erasmus has been at the helm.

 

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