WHENSaracens knocked them out of the Champions’ Cup in Dublin three months ago, Munster found comfort in assurances that Rassie Erasmus would not be rushing back home to South Africa.
Despite rumours to the contrary, he would be staying to see out the two remaining years of his contract as Munster’s director of rugby.
It seemed he had left the players in no doubt. In the immediate aftermath of their anti-climactic semifinal, hooker Niall Scannell said: “He’s told the players he’s staying. It’s brilliant.’’
And two days later, when asked whethe...