Interesting to see Rassie is ditching all out defence to all out attack,
Interesting to see Rassie is ditching all out defence to all out attack,
And Thor is going to the Stormers….I think Flannery will be ok esh instead of Nienaber….but big shoes to fill with Nienaber quite a guru in the defence department….most probably some of his implemented structures will stay in place for the new defence coach, just to add his input….quite exciting times coming for the Boks.
Interesting to see Rassie is ditching all out defence to all out attack,
What makes you so sure that Rassie is ditching all out defence for all out attack? In my not so humble opinion that would be dumb, the best attacking rugby team were the '90's Wallabies, they had both attack and defence but they had so much of the running game that their defence went unnoticed.
True = nothing ventured nothing gained.
Also true = if it ain't broke don't fix it.
As a fan, we've got a few WCs in a row now. So I'd like to see some more attacking play. Even if it's not immediately successful.
Rassie will not ditch defence for one second. It's part of the Bok DNA.
Brown hopefully will add to the already flourishing Bok attack.
Well he has to do something. The team he inherited from HM won’t be there in 2027.
What did Erasmus inherit from Meyer and Coetzee. A team that was really hopeless and demoralized by two ultra-stupid coaches = both who were fired by their respective clubs due to gross incompetence ad you imply that the two people who came near to near to destroying Springbok Rugby.
Meyer whose famous comment about the backline after saying that the Springbok players did not have the ball skills to play a ball-in-hand game. He damaged the Pollard career badly in the process.
Erasmus first task was to inspire players and bring up their playing potential. A hard job after 6 years of total neglect by grossly incompetent coaches. He had to rebuilt the team spirit and bring in new players to get the team back on their feet. S o th eir comments are the same as you manage normally - competing on BS level of postings.
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Rassie does not need to do anything - what he has been doing up to now is bloody brilliant
Two consecutive WC’s - I rest my case
You just can’t argue against that stat unless you are stupid
What did Eluckmiss inherit, Clever?
Willie
Kriel
Dud Allende
Pollard
Faf
Beast
Malherbe
Etzebeth
Lomp
Dud Toit
Louw
Vermeulen
….
8 of his starting WC team 8 years later.
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Former All Black playmaker Tony Brown’s move to the Springboks coaching team looks even more likely with reports from Stuff claiming it is a ‘done deal’.
Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been looking to add to his backroom staff after the changes that came after their second Rugby World Cup title last year.
Head coach and defence guru of that campaign Jacques Nienaber opted to take a senior coaching role at Leinster whilst assistant for the back-to-back world titles Felix Jones traded green and gold for the white of England.
Erasmus, who was hospitalised last week after a freak chemical incident, has returned to the head coaching role alongside his director duties and Brown looks to be his first new recruit.
Brown is no stranger to the Rainbow Nation having played for both the Sharks and Stormers during his career as a player before gathering boatloads of experience in the coaching space.
The New Zealander has held several head coaching roles including at the Highlanders, and Sunwolves whilst also serving as an assistant coach for Japan under Jamie Joseph.
Fresh attack loading?
It will be fascinating to see how the Springboks‘ attack will change with Brown in the set-up, especially with the X-factor in the squad in the form of Manie Libbok, Damian Willemse, Canan Moodie, Grant Williams, Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse amongst others. The options are certainly there.
Brown’s arrival ticks one of the boxes but there is still the defence coach void to fill with former Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery the leading candidate for that role despite links late last year with recently retired Duane Vermeulen, who looks to be set to take up a position within the Stormers structures.
There is no doubt that Erasmus will be looking to do what no other team has done and push for a three-peat of World Cup titles. However, this time around he will not be able to rely on the same core of players that went back-to-back.
The coach’s decision-making around cutting off the old guard and blooding new talent will be crucial. Perhaps there may be different accents to the Springboks this cycle with that attacking talent and X-factor at their disposal.