Rassie Erasmus filled with emotion. Photo: X
WATCH: Rassie Erasmus was all of us as tears flowed at full-time
Check out this emotional video as a tearful Rassie Erasmus celebrated the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup triumph just after the final whistle.
Rassie Erasmus filled with emotion. Photo: X
The Springboks are world champions! Rassie Erasmus and coach Jacques Nienaber, along with their coaching colleagues, have once again led the team to glory.
Across the country, tears flowed at the full time whistle after South Africa edged arch-rivals New Zealand, and that emotion was just as purely felt by Erasmus.
A powerful video has now emerged to show Erasmus unable to hold back the tears after a tense game had concluded.
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The players and coaches probably haven’t slept yet, while the whole of South Africa is indeed still basking in the World Cup triumph, which came via a one point win over arch-rivals New Zealand.
After the game, along with a picture of the trophy, Rassie Erasmus shared just eight words: “Danko,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “You carried us all the way !! Lekka.”
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RASSIE ERASMUS HAS THANKED THE COUNTRY
SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE FOR SPRINGBOKS
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi thanked South Africa for inspiring them to overcome the All Blacks to record a third successive nail-biting one-point victory in the playoffs on their way to a record-breaking fourth Rugby World Cup title.
“This is for our fans and for South Africa,” said Nienaber after the 12-11 victory.
“I wish I could show you the amount of messages and videos of what was going on in South Africa. I think there was 62 million people that united behind us.
“The farming communities opening up to allow people to watch, paying an entrance fee of whatever they wanted to donate. People have bought green T-shirts for everyone. We felt every single bit of energy they gave us and in the last three games, all one-point victories, that drove us and we needed it.”
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