Eddie Jones rates Rassie Erasmus video: 9/10 for accuracy, 0/10 for respect!

England Rugby coach Eddie Jones has spoken out about the infamous 62-minute long Rassie Erasmus video. 

Jones has not only commented on the Erasmus video, but went as far as giving it two separate ratings in different categories. 

Erasmus caused a huge stir

Erasmus’ video where he goes on an over hour long rant, highlighting all the decisions that went against the Springboks, made by Australian referee Nic Berry as well as TMO and fellow countryman Marius Jonker in the British & Irish Lions series. The video sent the rugby fraternity into a frenzy, with World Rugby eventually handing the SA Rugby Director a ban until 30 September 2022.

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The ban will see Erasmus uninvolved with the sport of rugby at all levels for two months, and while the Springbok World Cup winning coach has been seen enjoying himself on social media since, the man who’s team he beat in that final has taken to the Good, The Bad & The Rugby Podcast to air his views on the incident. 

Jones gives it too separate ratings

“For accuracy, it’s probably nine out of 10 but for respect probably zero out of 10,” Jones said in his analysis of the Erasmus video. 

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Jones then continued by hinting that he understood that there amount of coaches that are having similar rants about referee’s points to a serious issue with the officiating in the sport at the moment. 

Cant ignore the problem with officiating

“We’ve seen Rassie do it, we’ve seen Dave Rennie explode. We’ve got a problem with the referee, and every coach feels like that at some stage, We (England) had that game against Wales in the Six Nations where there were two tries that weren’t tries.” Said Jones.

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Jones then highlighted that, there are still no excuses for such actions as they bring the game into further disrepute. 

Why that is still not an excuse

“But we can’t afford to act like that because it’s just going to make it worse. What I think we need to do is simplify how we use technology, give the referee respect and be really hard on coaches who criticise the referee.” He continued. 

Australia coach Rennie got away with just a written warning from World Rugby for his rant on the officiating in the Wallabies loss to Wales in Cardiff.