Former Springbok legend Naas Botha believes current Bok boss Rassie Erasmus should stay on as head coach for as long as possible.
Former Bok flyhalf says there's no reason why SA Rugby should be looking at any other candidates ahead of the 2031 World Cup.
In that time the Boks have won back-to-back Rugby World Cups, moving their tally to a record four titles, won the British and Irish Lions series in 2021 and won the Rugby Championship in 2019., which they could clinch with six out of six wins for the first time, if they are able to beat Argentina in Santiago and Mbombela in their final two games.
By the next World Cup in Australia in 2027, Erasmus will have been with the Boks for just under 10 years, and Botha believes he could keep going until the following World Cup in America in 2031. “So I don’t understand this cycle of years that the coach needs to stay involved. If he is good enough he must stay, if not, go. I am glad Rassie’s taking us to the next World Cup and I don’t see why he can’t take us to the following one .”Botha looked back on his stint in the NFL in America during the 1980s, as an example of how long a coach could stay in the position.
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