Rassie Erasmus

Springboks close ranks as Rassie Erasmus saga rolls into Twickenham

South Africa try to focus on the rugby and avoid comment on their director of rugby’s two-match ban

Death threats prompt RFU to demand further action taken against Rassie Erasmus

Referee Wayne Barnes and family subject to torrent of abuse after taking charge of South Africa’s game against France

South Africa’s Rassie Erasmus given two-match ban for social media posts

World Rugby has acted after Erasmus published a series of sarcastic tweets about referee decisions

No waterboy duties for Rassie Erasmus against Ireland

South Africa’s director of rugby will be in the coach’s box at Lansdowne Road

Matt Williams: EPCR would do well to heed lesson of Super Rugby’s demise

Rugby supporters don’t like their competitions tinkered with once they have grown to love them

These are tricky times for Munster, the European drama kings

Johann van Graan’s departure will leave province in need of a new coaching ticket

South Africa invoke spirit of Erasmus for England clash

Ban on Springbok director of rugby gives world champions extra motivation

Stormers’ Adre Smith receives eight-week suspension over Thomond Park incident

World Rugby announce date at end of the month for Rassie Erasmus hearing

Gerry Thornley: Lions brand will survive SA tour – but not many more like it

Few of the legacies of the tour to South Africa will have been the result of the actual rugby played

Matt Williams: Lions and Springboks have done rugby a grave disservice

The rugby on offer has been ugly and the off the field behaviour uglier still in South Africa

Warren Gatland: ‘We need to look each other in the eye this week and come back stronger’

Lions head coach says they will keep to official channels in discussing officiating

Lions have the ability to withstand expected Boklash

Gatland’s side have the momentum and the opportunity to clinch famous series win

Owen Doyle: Rassie Erasmus pushing the spirit of the laws to their absolute limits

The first Test was a poor game of rugby and the ill-tempered build-up even worse

Springboks stay classy in wake of painful first Test defeat to Lions

No complaints from South Africa despite marginal decisions that went against them

Lions can pull through once they keep Springboks in their sights

Warren Gatland's selection seems geared towards a high-tempo game

Matt Williams: Powerful managers alone will not save football from rampant thuggery

Violent ‘fans’ must be treated as the criminals they are

South Africa A name side to take on Bulls in Cape Town

Damian de Allende one of three players retained from win over Lions

Warren Gatland admits Lions selection is wide open for first Test

‘It’s probably fluid in terms of 60 or 70 per cent’

Lions face ‘fourth Test’ as big guns to lead South Africa ‘A’ side

Gatland wise to reject second clash with side featuring 12 World Cup-winning players

Lion king Conor Murray not getting ahead of himself

Lions captain won’t take his place in the test team for granted

Three-Test Lions tour schedule to be confirmed on Tuesday

Warren Gatland’s squad to play eight matches in total in South Africa tour

Springboks pull out of Rugby Championship due to player welfare concerns

World champions now have no Test matches lined up until start of next year’s Lions tour

Pro 14 organisers will not bring forward 8.15pm kick-offs

Premier League has changed kick-off times due to new UK pub curfew laws

South African victory a cocktail of hope and unity – with a twist of Irish

Felix Jones is a part of a Springboks coaching ticket fine-tuned in Munster

Bongi Mbonambi: skin colour doesn’t matter in Rassie Erasmus’s Springboks

South Africa hooker praises the impact of former Munster boss ahead of Wales semi

Bundee Aki disciplinary hearing to be held in Tokyo on Monday

Andy Farrell reluctant to be drawn on matter after Ireland centre sent off in Samoa victory

Rugby World Cup: There’s no avoiding the All Blacks but the later the better

Springboks would have offered offer a different challenge, although one with more opportunities

Rassie Erasmus: Felix Jones has key role in our setup

Former Munster man recruited to analyse defence of European nations

Gerry Thornley: Ireland forwards a match for any pack in the world

Ryan-Henderson shaping up as one of the great Irish secondrow partnerships

Rassie Erasmus far from discouraged despite another All Blacks defeat

‘The two times they scored tries we weren’t organised. That is why they showed their class’

Transformed Springboks out to lay down marker against All Blacks

Little separates World Cup favourites ahead of opening round meeting in Yokohama

Rassie Erasmus believes planning, execution and luck can win the World Cup

‘I wouldn’t tag us as favourites, but we have a much more realistic chance’

Erasmus thrilled to see Kolisi come through Springboks return

Skipper returns to action after injury-blighted season in win over Argentina

Gordon D’Arcy: What happens in Six Nations is irrelevant come the World Cup

However, Schmidt faces biggest challenge of coaching career to rebuild belief for Japan

Perfection the standard set for Munster and Johann van Graan

Province are evolving under the 38-year-old South African but still have a long way to go

Warren Gatland: Wales feel the pressure of closing gap on Springboks

Wales coach seeking fourth win in row over a South African side bolstered by Erasmus

Erasmus opts for ‘speak softly and carry a big stick’ approach to England Test

South Africa coach has assembled a hefty set of hardened forwards and formidable replacements for Twickenham match

Rassie Erasmus believes England game is ‘going to be spicy’

South Africa coach sees Twickenham game as opportunity to test some players

Kieran Read returns as All Blacks look to avenge South Africa loss

Rassie Erasmus recalls Francois Louw for Pretoria encounter

Springboks desperate to get World Cup buildup on track

Rassie Erasmus recalls Handre Pollard, as Beauden Barrett returns for All Blacks

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