After almost 20 years as a coaching double-act, the end is rapidly approaching for the Springbok World Cup management team of Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber.
Win or lose over the next two weekends, the curtain will be coming down on a golden era of Springbok rugby.
But the move to Dublin will be a step into the unknown, the first time he takes charge of a team in his own right, rather than operating alongside Erasmus. When Erasmus quit playing and took up coaching he immediately installed Nienaber as his defence guru. It was inevitable that Erasmus would pull Nienaber into the Springbok setup ahead of the victorious 2019 World Cup.
“We trust them because they have earned that,” said Handre Pollard on Tuesday. “They have earned our trust over years, what they have done and how they prepare. “I think it’s going to be a nice challenge,” he said after the one-point quarter-final victory over France. “In knockouts anything can happen. Knockouts are going to be small margins right to the end.”
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