Rassie shares his views on Boks' defeat

REACTION: South Africa’s Director of Rugby Johan Erasmus took to social media to share his views on the Boks’ defeat to the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.

After kicking off their Rugby Championship campaign with a 43-12 win over Australia in Round One in Pretoria, the Boks were brought down to earth in New Zealand with a 20-35 defeat.

In a Twitter post after the game, Erasmus had some kind words for their old foes and he admitted that Boks’ brains trust got things wrong

“Congrats to the All Blacks, they were unstoppable in those first 20 min [minutes].

“We certainly made some errors as a coaching team! Thanks for all the support in good and bad times we really appreciate it!” said Erasmus.

Congrats to the All Blacks they were unstoppable in those 1st 20min. We certainly made some errors as a coaching team! Thanks for all the support in good and bad times we really appreciate it!🇿🇦

— Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) July 15, 2023

In response to another publication’s post asking readers to rate referee Mathieu Raynal, Erasmus said: “His performance was much better than ours.”

The Springboks complete their Rugby Championship programme at Ellis Park against Argentina on July 29.