This article explores potential successors for Rassie Erasmus as the Springbok head coach after the 2027 World Cup. Several candidates are discussed, including current assistants, prominent URC coaches, and former Bok coaches.
Johann van Graan could be the front runner for the Bok top job after the 2027 World Cup. South African rugby will be spoilt for choice when Rassie Erasmus decides to leave his post as Springbok head coach, writes Erasmus ’ current assistants – Deon Davids and Mzwandile Stick – will be in a prime position to apply, especially if they do so after the Boks have won a third consecutive World Cup.
Jacques Nienaber may also fancy another stint in the hot seat, while URC franchise coaches like John Dobson and Ivan van Rooyen could throw their names into the hat too. Former Lions and South Africa A coach Johan Ackermann recently returned home after three seasons with English club Gloucester and four years in Japan. He’s been appointed as a coaching consultant for the Junior Springboks, but no doubt Erasmus and general manager Dave Wessels have bigger plans for him. Ackermann’s backline coach when the Lions were perennial Super Rugby finalists, Swys de Bruin, made an immediate impact with the Springbok Women, who will go into this year’s World Cup believing – and not just praying – that they can compete. You wouldn’t bet against him getting involved in the men’s team again at some point. Franco Smith’s stock has soared since his Glasgow Warriors team won the URC last season and the former Cheetahs coach has been tipped to replace Gregor Townsend as Scotland boss when his contact ends in April 2026. Could the Springboks snap him up first? And then there’s Johann van Graan, the Bok forwards coach under Heyneke Meyer and Allister Coetzee from 2012 to 2017, Munster head coach from 2017 to 2022, and now Bath boss. When Van Graan took over the famous English club in June 2022, he inherited a side that had finished last in the 13-team Premiership with 18 defeats from 24 matches, including a humiliating 71-17 home loss to Saracens
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