NICK CAIN
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GIVEN South Africa’s ropey results since the last World Cup, including a record 57-0 humiliation at the hands of New Zealand and defeats by Ireland and Wales in the last six months, Rassie Erasmus is facing an uphill slog.
However, Erasmus, who is already South Africa’s director of rugby and is expected to be announced as Springbok coach within the next fortnight, is a man with a plan.
As successor to Allister Coetzee, who was sacked at the start of the month after winning only 11 of 25 Tests (44 per cet), Erasmus wants the curren...