Springbok mastermind Rassie Erasmus is still without a new contract from SA Rugby and the rest of the rugby world is circling like seagulls at a fish market.
According to Rapport, the Bok boss already has “at least two” tempting offers on the table, even though his current deal runs until the 2027 World Cup in Australia. That’s two years away, but in Rassie‑land, that’s basically tomorrow — and with his CV (two Webb Ellis trophies, a 72% win rate from 46 Tests), you can bet the overseas chequebooks are open.
SA Rugby’s official line? Let’s focus on the Rugby Championship first, then talk between October and November. Translation: “We’ll get to it… eventually.”
Rassie doesn’t just want his own deal extended to the 2031 World Cup in the USA. He wants his whole coaching crew’s future secured too. The problem for SA Rugby is obvious: you don’t just keep Rassie, you keep the whole brains trust. And that’s going to take more than a handshake and a promise.
Since returning to the Bok hot seat in 2018, Erasmus has turned South Africa into the team everyone loves to hate losing to. Letting him — and his lieutenants — slip away would be like handing your rivals the playbook and the keys to the trophy cabinet.
