IOL Sport’s John Goliath looks at five of Rassie Erasmus’ best Test wins as coach and director of rugby after taking over the Springboks in 2018.
FILE - Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus holds the Webb-Ellis aloft after their 2019 Rugby World Cup final win over England. Picture: Behrouz Mehri / AFPcelebrates his 52nd birthday on Tuesday and will be hoping his team can give him a big gift on Sunday when they face Scotland in the opening match of their November Tour.
The atmosphere was incredible at Ellis Park, but, after a moving rendition of the national anthem, the Springboks found themselves 24-3 down after just 20 minutes. But the Boks hit back with a 20-minute blitz of their own, scoring four tries to lead 29-27 at the halftime break. The Springboks then turned on the style with a few breathtaking tries. But the All Blacks came back at them to make it a two-point game going into the final five minutes. The Boks, however, held on heroically at the death to win the match, a performance that gave them the belief ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.England went into the match as the hot favourites after dispatching of the All Blacks in the semi-finals.
It was another brutal encounter in front of a handful of people during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. But Cheslin Kolbe broke the game wide open with one of the great individual tries to give the Boks hope after a kicking battle.
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