Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus backed Warren Gatland to pull Wales back from the brink, ahead of their clash in Cardiff on Saturday night.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and Wales coach Warren Gatland during the match between the Boks and Wales at Twickenham in June this year. Picture: Paul Harding/Gallo Images
His second spell at the helm, after taking over from Wayne Pivac, who was fired in 2022, has been an unmitigated disaster.It started on a difficult note, with Wales finishing second from bottom in the 2023 Six Nations tournament, after only beating Italy. Gatland offered his resignation after the Six Nations debacle, which was turned down, and after this past weekend’s Australian result, said again that he was willing to step away from Wales if it was the best thing for the team, but also said that he still had the drive to turn things around., Erasmus was asked if he had any advice for Gatland, after he took over the Boks in 2018, after they had endured a dreadful couple of years under the reign of Allister Coetzee.
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