Rassie Erasmus speaks openly on historic clash against France in Rugby World Cup
Interview with Rassie Erasmus ahead of the Springboks' clash against France in the Rugby World Cup. #RWC2023
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This guy needs to remain at the top echelons of springbok rugby. He has an insane rugby brain. Losing him would be a disaster.
I agree and I hate to admit that at some point he will leave SA rugby, hopefully after the next world cup. To me, Rassie WITH Jacques it the GOAT of coaching. What they do is beyond rugby, it has transcended the sport.
In my opinion, the best coach South Africa has ever had. Visionary. Pioneer. We have come a long way.
Agreed, but I'd add "the best coach the World has ever had". I think when we look back we'll see what a huge difference he has made, especially to the twisted rules engineered by the ABs which he has shown how to overcome. I'm talking about the proposed breakdown rules that they managed to squash in 2016 because they didn't suit their one-dimensional way of playing that relies on them getting the huge number of turnovers they rely on - 75% of the time! - to score tries.
@stevedavidson666 I tend to agree 😊 He's actually made the sport a game again...!. It might not work for those who lack the spirit of innovation, but for me, its bought the sport back from the dead 😂
You are talking about Jake White mate.
Yes like Galthié, 2 monsters of coaching.
@@DAGATHire .... as he is coaching the Bulls with a fat wallet ? Why do you think they didnt extent his contract for the Boks after 2007 -- until now, must be politic heh?
This man represents everything that is good in our country. This is why I love South Africa.
Amen brother
He certainly represents South Africa's Afrikaaner community very well.
Rassie is what it looks like when someone puts their hand up and takes responsibility for their life's purpose ❤ He truly is a remarkable man! And what he has done to unite South Africa is just...incredible 🙏🏾 Shup shup Oom Rass, We The People thank you!🤙🏾 ❤️🇿🇦 🙏🏾
Well I agree w most of what you said. he has done an incredible for the team and more importantly for the country, although I doubt he could have done one without the other. Where I disagree w u is where u write "takes responsibility for their life's purpose". We dont have a purpose. What he has done is he has assigned a purpose to this part of his life and committed himself to it and been very successful at it.
Well phrased, I totally agree.
@ZambeziKid semantics but okay 😊
Spot on, well said👌🏻🇿🇦
"...put's his hand up and takes responsibility....." That's a hugely ironic claim about a man who spends his life moaning about referees.
As Munster fan nothing but the utmost admiration and respect for Rassie wonderful coach but more importantly person, what he did and how he handled Axel passing was simply wonderful - you should be proud to have him representing SA
Can you elaborate on what happened?
Their head coach died. Great to see an Irish fan give give respect to Rassie. I am so used to negative Irish comments about anything re our rugby that I started to loathe them...
@@cobusbrits2 you could say the same thing about some of our SA fans, my experience is the vast majority of IRE fans are outstanding sportsmen & supporters - great & passionate folk!
Rassie - even if we lose, your stock doesn't go down in my books. Love and respect!
I am French but I respect a lot Rassie Erasmus for his work and especially for what he did during the World cup 2019. 🏆 🇿🇦 When he won it with the Springboks, I was very happy because I supported them for the final against England. Sunday evening, it will be an epic quarter final between two teams of World class, France vs South Africa, and I hope France will win the game for maybe win our first World cup at home like South Africa did it in 1995. Friendship to you, South African people and Springboks fans from a Frenchman 🇨🇵🤜🤛🇿🇦. Edit : After this game, I would like congratulate the Springboks for their combativeness. I am disappointed of course but I don't lose the hope to see France win the World Cup a day (maybe in 2027). Good luck to Springboks for the sequel of the tournament and I hope you will win the final, like you did it in France in 2007. You are the team which is for me the closest from our French team from a tactical point of view.
May the best team Win 🏆 ❤
Sacre Bleu! Bon Chance to your team too, (but not too much) It should have been the final. If France win, I will support them going forward.
Hope it is a great game and no cards, injuries or bad calls. Going to be epic.
We respect france and wales most humble teams unlike the rest win or lose no excuses , but i am always going to wave the southerners flag. Go the Dark ones and The Armada never felt so much half a pride now its up to SA and Fiji
Salute from a Springbok fanatic. May the best team win a good clean game.
How can you ever think we hate you Rassie. You brought a broken, humiliated, spit upon Springbok team from zeros to heroes!!! What you did for South African rugby as a (Blue Bulls supporter and a big fan of Heyneke Meyer), I don't think even Heyneke could have done what you have done, although you snatced the Curry Cup from us with your spot lights on top of that rugby Stadium's roof thou!!!! No, I humbly thank you for you showed the world how to build a broken nation up and to believe in themself again...!!!! I salute you sir Rassie Erasmus...!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆
Not so ever we loved Rassie
We love this man.
What a gentleman. I'm a Yank, but I admire SA.
SA very blessed to have a man like Rassie as the Bok coach. Incredibly smart ,articulate and goodness what a competitor . Respect from NZ
So proud of our boys. No matter what happens on Sunday I hope our guys play with joy in their hearts and a smile and enjoy this amazing moment of their lives. Go Bokke
No they need to win
We must win we have enough to deal with their the only bright thing about South Africa. I have the same hope I have in Eskom for Proteas so the Boks have to come through for us.
Agree we face so much ugly dominate issues in SA the Bokke need to put a smile on our face
@@micropopcorn9710 They won't win if they don't enjoy the moment.
As a french i think the same . Good Luck. Go France
Great man, great coach... from a French....good game and good luck.
and for you too. It's great to see Du Pont fit for the game... should be a cracker. Can't wait but for me it's too close to call 😅
And good luck to you..
🥐🥐🥐
Such a nice sentiment to share. Thank you and may you and your team play well too! Bok fan
@@user-tx5iy5cg2r it will be a great game between 2 magnificent sides...I can't wait...
Rassie the pragmatic, Rassie the visionary, Rassie the lover of the people of South Africa...
@@Pietie811What are you on about? Rassie is all about SA..
Rassie loves a good video leak!
Good luck Springboks please win on Sunday so we can meet in the final,because we will beat Ireland. I think Ireland put far too much emphasis on their series win in NZ. We owe them a huge thrashing even it’s by I point lol. So gl guys from your great rivals in NZ. Kia kaha
The traffic light warden?
The waterboy, the ultimate TMO, the original Berry fan club member, the World Rugby toop of Most wanted list, the cloud hanging over Neinabers shoulder
Huge Bokkies fan from Singapore. It is wonderful to watch the Rainbow Nation in this World Cup! All the best boys - no matter the results, you guys are an inspiration!
Fantastic coach and rugby brain. Much love and respect for Rassie and the Bokkes from NZ. Best of luck against France.
And same to the ABs agianst Ireland
@sakabula2357 Thanks bro.
@@GrumpyOldMan.72I really hope we can meet in the final, that would be epic! The final we were denied of in 2007.
As a bok fan time for NZ to smack Ireland will be behind the abs all the way on saturday
See you i the final
I don’t think there’s many HUMANS that we can trust with our faith in being alive in this world of sports like Uncle Rassie. ❤
What strikes me is Rassie's humility and love for his country. It's beautiful!
No wonder the Boks are so close as a team , Rassie is a legend and as a human being he just makes you want to do more and be your best. What a guy !
Rsssie just made me cry. Win or lose you guys are our pride. You set the bar high ND keep flying the flag high. Yho. We love you guys. And yes, we love you.....
Well, we won 😊
Proud of this man. 👏🏾
As a South African, I can proudly say, we love you Rassie, win or lose. We are proud to have you as our Director of Rugby.❤
It's amazing how Rassie has stepped out these last 2 weeks to take the spotlight and pressure off of Jaques. He knows how to draw attention away from the team so they can relax and prepare for the job ahead. Well done Rassie!
Well said..Rassie is very good at the whole psychology behind the scenes
He's a cheat
@@joshuataylor3550REALLY ❓
We love you Ras! 🇿🇦🇿🇦
Top man . Humble. Wishing you all the best as long as those soccer mum's stay off the Airways. We love Rassie and South Africa rugby team. C'mon Ireland 🇮🇪.
Win or not - we LOVE Rassie for bringing South Africa to be considered as one of the top teams in the world. THANK YOU Springboks, THANK YOU Rassie! Thank you France for hosting an amazing game.
True story...Rassie sent me (boks supporter) a personal voice note greeting soon after the 2019 SA World Cup triumph. Twas unexpected but proves how much of a people person he is.
So jealous of SA rugby having someone like Rassie. A great person and a better rugby brain.
The best rugby brain.
Winning is not the ultimate metric. Good faith and good spirit is, to me.
We love you Rassie ❤All the best for you Jacques,the coaching staff and our boys.Please bring home the cup again🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
What a great South African,A wise man who knows there are many problems at home but uses his position to make a positive impact in his country.What I love about the Boks is that they so diverse and yet work so well together.Our political leaders can learn from Coach Rassie. (Maybe he should be the minister of Sport in South Africa,We need some diversity on top) Alle voerspoed Coach Rassie Go Bokke! 🇿🇦
Legend …. Guru… and just a really lovely guy… and he is ours 💪🏻🇿🇦💪🏽
All the best and thank you from an old auntie of 86 Still love watching
What a man 🇿🇦 🇿🇦
Amid all the heartsore of the past week isn't this beautiful soul Rassie just such an inspiration of the good, the passion and representative of South Africa in our rugby arena. Thanks to him and Jacques we have the best team Worldwide when it comes to the ❤ We salute our versatile SA squad, on the field & on the bench. Superstars every single one. Go Bokke 🏉
We love you too rassie🇿🇦
A national treasure. The most positive human being I ever listened to. God bless you and keep you.
Thanks to you all for bringing respect back to the Bok jersey and hope too when things often appear hopeless. Good luck for Sunday 🙏
Rassie is a gem & a true patriot.
If you look in a South African phrase book under the phrase "Good oke", there is a picture of Rassie. He appears in 2 other places. At the words "YSTER!" and ......... BOKNAAI!!!!!!
😂
As a half french / half South African this would have been my favorite final! Unfortunately it’s the 1/4 final! I hope that both team will give their best and may the better team wins! Whoever wins this game needs to be we champion ( of course Ireland and NZ will say the same thing 😂👍🏼)!
Rassie ❤ Humble Measured A good listener Very good communicator 😊 Journalist most amiable Such an inspiration for all Thank you 🙏🏽
We would be nowhere without Rassie and Jacques. We are trully blessed to have their services while we can. It will be a mammoth task to find anyone capable of replacing both of them after the world cup.
I love being a South African wouldn’t change it for anything!
I suppose its better than being Australian.
I'm surprised you had the WiFi available to even watch the video!
@@scran7346😂😂😂no name wanker here thinks that gets to us 🤡
@@scran7346😂😂😂😂😂WTF
@scran7346 I'm surprised he was able to charge his device up to watch the video and comment on it
Win or lose, you are such a wonderful human being in so many ways, please stay involved in one way or another, South Africa needs you and people like you more than ever.
What an amazing genius, there is only one of his kind in this world, he is the best. May GOD bless him and his family with good health for many more years to come, he represents hope for all South Africans.
Thanks rassie for bringing the best out of our players
SA are gonna do it. We need it. The Country needs it...The People needs it... Lets go!!!
Thank you so much our coach. We love you sir and thank you
Jissie Rassie.. you're a beaut my Bru. You never want to bump into me in a bar. Ek sal sorg dat ons Brannas geniet totdat ons onbeskof raak. I truly appreciate and applaud your contribution to S.A Rugby Boet! Thank you.
True words. Rassie does it with love, pure and simple. Same for the Boks themselves.
dont go to a braai with rassie if your not gona talk rugby.dont go to a friend's sleep over with rassie if your not gona talk rugby. dont bump into rassie if your not gona talk rugby😂
Rassie is just a cool guy, really! 💥
We Love you Rassie!! Go Team SA
Fantastic, open and insightful guy. Pity his time at Munster was so short but has worked wonders for South Africa.
best coach that the world has ever seen
"3 Wins would be nice", I am watching this on 2nd November 23. This aged ike fine wine.
There is so much to like about this guy from a rugby and a human perspective hopefully we will meet rassies men in the final..
What a great guy! Well done Rassie, Jacques and the boys!!!
The best coach of all TIME!!!❤
Love you Rassie ❤
The only coach that seems to simply enjoy himself.
Well, and Eddie Jones of course... 😅😅😅
Rassie certainly enjoys a good "video leak"
@@huzcer It was someone from Australia Rugby who leaked that video, get your facts straight.
@@jameswyatt4443 sending the video to 40 + people and then it's somebody who forwarded it on after that is at fault lol - you couldn't make it up!
@@huzcer What? Nic Berry is an Australian referee, so who are you supposed to send the video to? Australian Rugby, it's not Rassie's fault someone inside AUS rugby leaked, clearly with the intention to get him in trouble.
This man makes me homesick 🇿🇦
I bet! 😊❤️🇿🇦
That's our Rassie. We don't really want to share him, but I have to admit I think he would be a great person to help grow the game of rugby globally, for nations that need extra input and direction
What a lovely man.
Rugby and Cricket have made me understand and appreciate the world more. Americans can be insular..
We love our country yet our pop culture is a mix of our own with America's. So many things about the USA that I love too man. The yanks think big. Yet it is pleasant to hear your appreciation for rugby & cricket. Respect brother.💪🇺🇸🇿🇦
Rassie you legend.....
LEGEND 👏💚🇿🇦
"Touche, daar's hy" what an absolute poet😄
He is a good man, he loves rugby and we were blessed to have him contributing so much to SA rugby. The time he took down the corrupt Australian referee was incredible. This incident did so much to prevent corrupt/cheating refereeing as no longer would you think of cheating the Boks without taking damage to your reputation. It is similar to how smartphones showed the world what police and other corrupt officials get up to.
Love this coach ❤❤❤❤❤
Rassie The father of the Springboks, they all love him.
🇿🇦total champ
What an absolute legend. Rassie for president!
legendary Springbok coach, the best of the best❤️
vous en êtes ou du dopage ,rassie,magouilleur ,tu as le wordl rugby dans ta poche,après tu fait la pluie et le beau temps,et surtout les arbitres dans ta poche
good luck against France bok bros and hope youse can win. Hope also the All Blacks can beat Ireland and considering you guys would have beaten them with a decent kicker, I think we can too. Rassie is great for the game both for South Africa but also the code in general. We have a great sport and it's awesome to be a part of it. Go Southern Hemisphere rugby, show the north who's better.
We appreciate our country we love it forever rassie even we loose u r awsum
This fixture is too stressful to contemplate. Legacy-defining! Probably only been this panicked about a game 5 times before: 2019 semi and final; 2015 semi; 2011 QF and 1999 semi.
LEGEND! Go boks!
This man is the one who put the nation first. His love for the game is incredible. he's the reason i started to watch the Springboks again after the dramatic takeover of Heyneker Meyer, who totally destroyed and basically separated a nation, Rassie did the opposite and stitched it back together, much much ❤ Oom Rassie, you bring joy, life, discipline, sportsmanship, believe...you make us feel part of this awesome team. GO BOKKE!!!! SOUTH AFRICA, SPRINGBOKS FOREVER 🇿🇦
Absolutely gree with you. Rassie knows how to get his squad to become rugby brothers. Each player is from different cultures but man, they are such a bonded team. Rassie always talks about his squad of 33 because each one of them have a place and the right to wear the Springbok jersey.
@@lynettecronning4403 cnt agree more
Mooi Rassie. Alles van die beste vir saterdag en ons is seeker dat die bokke sal die wereld beker terug huis toe sal bring. Bokke bokke bokke. Veels gelug
Rassie for President ❤
Great interview!
Who wouldn't walk through fire for Rassie....such a lekker oke !!!
Probably one of the most likeable People I have ever seen.
The pressure is more on France tbh... They are the host nation playing the Springboks in the quarter finals - the expectations are immense, I'd be struggling to sleep.. 😅
True words. I can't even sleep as a spectator 😅
Oui dormir est difficile. Je regarde même des interviews en anglais.... France 28 bokk 22
@@benco9876 I don't think it will be that much of a high scoring game. Neither team will play risky rugby. Go bokke!
@@UglyKidJoe71 ok if book can't play risky game: French 28 book 6. However good game When you write "Go book" I think Go book ..to home next monday ..
good luck Rassie always been a fan of you since YOUR playing days at Free State
I love Rassie! He's on the bocaine in this interview!
Hoe nou?
Rassie,thanks for you being you.Good Luck!Our country loves yoù🎉❤
Rassie Baie dankie, greatest coach and Nienaber great coach. Rassie you are an inspiration to the Springsboks and to South Africans You always made us proud. Your influence psycologicaly made a big inspect on the Bokke winning 2 world cups. Great respect to you Rassie. Jy is ons Rugby icon coach. All the best forward.
Rassie is the man !!go bokke!
Rassie NO NEED to be Nervous..Even if France Have Home Advantage...Its Players who Need to Play 80 min.
I love this man. A true South African hero. Missed him at his book signing 😢 as he was in hospital. One day.....
I’m Irish and god imagine if we had rassie as our head coach… we would be a frightening team
We love you Rassie
Love you all Rass...
😢Rassie should be our minister of sport.
I love this man, Honestly he should be President, he would far better than any leader the ANC has to offer.
Win or lose against France or not make the final or lose in the final, we must not lose this man. Rassie has done wonders for SA rugby and South Africa as a whole. FORZA BOKKE!
Its because of Rassies humility, respect to others, his always smiling, he is a GREAT human being
Brilliant example of what good leadership can do!
The "wise ole man" of South African rugby. He reminds me of Dr Danie Craven.
BS. Danie Craven was a racist. Do your homework. There is no universe in which you can compare Rassie to Craven. Shame on you!
@@desertstar223 oh ok yeah didn't know that? Just comparing rugby minds that's all.
@@graemehuia5964 OK Accepted. However, a great rugby mind should consider a player's talent and skills. Not his skin pigment.
@@desertstar223 yes Craven was part of a regime that excluded colored people.
Watching this in 2024 is fantastic :)
Brilliant ambassador
only ONE RAS ‼️🔥👊🥂