A rugby writer in the UK has slammed the Springboks' famed 'Bomb Squad' of seven forwards and one back replacements bench.
'The Boks are an unlovely bunch to outsiders, Erasmus himself having been given bans for criticising referees.'In his latest column for, Welsh rugby writer Stephen Jones has harshly criticised the Springbok Bomb Squad, branding their approach as “arrogant” after Rassie Erasmus named seven forwards on the bench against Scotland.
Jones, who uses the word “giant” no less than six times throughout his latest column for the Times, argued that the Springbok coaching staff’s emphasis on physicality through their replacement strategy detracts from rugby’s spirit.“As usual, the Springboks ‘bomb squad’ had arrived, giants replacing the giants,” Jones wrote.
“It was during the 2017 Rugby World Cup that the Springboks replacements were first called the ‘bomb squad’,” Jones continued, referring to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. “They never came on in a single wave but they had developed two great players for each position, which is vastly to their credit.” “No doubt the actions of Erasmus were arrogant as well. He has enough resources to afford arrogance. The Boks are an unlovely bunch to outsiders, Erasmus himself having been given bans for criticising referees.
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