Springboks coach expecting a well organised Wallabies for Rugby Championship next week

Springboks coach expecting a well organised Wallabies for Rugby Championship next week

By Alipate Narawa
Thursday 01/08/2024
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South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus says that he expects to face a "well organised" Australia in Brisbane when the Rugby Championship kicks off next Saturday.

The teams experienced vastly contrasting fortunes at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France with the Springboks winning a record fourth title and the Wallabies failing to reach the knockout stage.

Two-time World Cup-winning coach Erasmus says that he expects "tightly contested" Tests in Brisbane and in Perth seven days later.

The Springboks coach says it will be a bit more difficult because there are lots of new names in the Wallabies squad, who they have not played against in the last couple of years.

He says what is a bit different is that in the past South African clubs were participating in Super Rugby and facing Australian teams regularly.

Rassie says he worked under Schmidt when he was at Munster and knows he is a very hard worker and a coach who brings the best out of players.

Erasmus acknowledged that South Africa had won only five of 31 away Tests against Australia in the professional era.

Source: rugby.com.au

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