WATCH as Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus speaks about the reasoning behind the 11 changes made to his side’s starting line-up for the second Test against Italy.
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Erasmus was left frustrated after the opening Test at Loftus Versfeld last week when an inexperienced Azzurri outfit made life difficult for the Boks, especially during the second half.
During the post-match aftermath, Erasmus took responsibility for his side’s lacklustre performance, stating that it wasn’t necessarily the players’ fault, but the Boks’ brain trust that got their selections wrong in the build-up to the first Test.
“It is not the players who make the mistakes, but rather us, the coaches, who…
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