Rassie Erasmus has been named as the new South Africa coach. Former Munster rugby director Erasmus, who played in 36 Tests for the Springboks, succeeds Allister Coetzee. Erasmus will head up the Springboks' management team until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SA Rugby announced. "Following a very detailed review process of the 2017 season, I believe that we have managed to assemble a strong and experienced Springbok coaching and management staff. "I really believe we have the players and the rugby IP (intellectual property) to turn things around and to mount a serious challenge at next year's Rugby World Cup.

Source: Evening echo March 01, 2018 11:26 UTC