Rassie Erasmus has used his X account to slam his critics again, particularly after the comments made by former Springbok coach Jake White. He’s also followed the official account of New Zealand’s All Blacks, who will play South Africa next weekend.
The Boks will face their biggest rugby rivals in two home-ground matches on 31 August and 7 September.
RASSIE ERASMUS THROWS SHADE AGAIN ON X?
On his X (former Twitter) account, Rassie Erasmus threw his followers for a loop when he changed his name to “Johan Erasmus when he was entitled.”
The outspoken Boks coach also changed his profile pic to a throwback image of himself as a young rugby player.
Many of his X followers took the move as an indirect swipe at Bulls coach Jake White. This, after the former Boks coach issued a “cautionary” warning to both Rassie and the Springboks squad.
White coached the national team between 2004 and 2007, the year in which they won their second Rugby World Cup title.
In an opinion piece for Rugby365, White implied that Rassie was likely scrambling in the transition of older players for new ones.
He also inadvertently criticised Rassie for permitting players like Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth – who walked out UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis to the ring before his match last weekend – to become somewhat celebrities
He shared: “I deliberately did that because I didn’t want them to get carried away or lose their respect for a team game.”
White also “cautioned” Rassie and his players not to “underestimate their famous adversaries.”
TROLLING THE ALL BLACKS?
Meanwhile, Rassie Erasmus has pulled his signature social media move by following the Springboks’ next opponents, the All Blacks. He also changed his header to a picture of the Web Ellis Trophy with the dates of the last two winning countries, South Africa and New Zealand.
Image via X:
@rassierugby
The rugby rivals will face off in the Rugby Championship in two back-to-back matches, the first of which take place on Saturday, 31 August, at 17:00 at Johannesburg’s Emirates Airline Park. The next game will take place a week later 7 September: SA v New Zealand (DHL Stadium, Cape Town).
The match will mark the first that the countries play each other again after their gripping 2023 Rugby World Cup final.
DO YOU THINK RASSIE IS BEING STRATEGIC WITH HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS?
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