SPOTLIGHT: Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus gave a chirpy response to former Scotland coach Matt Williams’ latest comments.
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Williams, since the 2023 World Cup, has been vocal about the Boks’ bench tactics of using a 7/1 bench split in favour of the forwards.
“What South Africa did the other day, I think, is totally against the spirit of the game, and certainly totally against player safety,” Williams said after the Boks demolished New Zealand by 35-7 at Twickenham ahead of the 2023 World Cup.
The Boks rolled the dice once more in the World Cup Final later that year to pip the All Blacks 12-11 and claim their fourth title.
During the Rugby Championship, Erasmus selected a…
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