The war of words between the British and Irish Lions and South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus continued on Monday over a social media post showing star Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe being manhandled. The controversial former head coach called the action of the England front-rower, who came off the bench in the second half, "reckless and dangerous" in a strongly worded tweet in which he tagged the Lions, Springboks and World Rugby Twitter accounts. @WorldRugby @Springboks @lionsofficial pic.twitter.com/lEcp5L4PBf — Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) July 26, 2021Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lions assistant coach Steve Tandy said Erasmus should rather take his complaints to officials. Lions head coach Warren Gatland took a dig at Erasmus acting as a 'water boy', questioning whether he was actually carrying water or just indulging in on-field coaching. When the Lions turned down a chance to play South Africa 'A' a second time, Erasmus accused the tourists of being "scared".

Source: News 24 July 26, 2021 16:07 UTC