Rassie Erasmus

Rassie Erasmus’ 60-day ban from all rugby-related activities ends on Saturday, signalling a return to work for SA Rugby’s director of rugby. Photo: Backpagepix

Rassie Erasmus has TWO WORDS for England after Springbok defeat!

Rassie Erasmus was nowhere to be seen on Saturday at Twickenham, but did have two words for England post-Test.

Rassie Erasmus

Rassie Erasmus’ 60-day ban from all rugby-related activities ends on Saturday, signalling a return to work for SA Rugby’s director of rugby. Photo: Backpagepix

Rassie Erasmus was nowhere to be seen at Twickenham during the Springboks’ Test against England on Saturday as he began serving his two-month ban from rugby.

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One can only assume he watched the Test from somewhere in the world – or perhaps he just followed The South African website’s online coverage!

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Erasmus took to Twitter in the early hours of Sunday morning to raise a glass (of something) and simply wrote: “Congrats England”.

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England snatched a last-minute 27-26 victory over the world champion Springboks in a thrilling, yet ill-disciplined Test.

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Curiously, in the background of the eight-second clip there was tennis commentary playing with the names ‘Stefanos Tsitsipas’ and ‘Andrey Rublev’ clearly heard.

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Last week World Rugby came down hard on both SA Rugby and Erasmus in its verdict following their two independent misconduct hearings.

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As part of the judgement after World Rugby issued a charge of misconduct, Erasmus was suspended with immediate effect from all rugby activities for two months.

In addition, he was suspended from all match-day activities (including coaching, contact with match officials, and media engagement) with immediate effect until 30 September 2022.

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The ruling also includes “a warning as to his future conduct and an apology to the relevant match officials”.