RUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

WHAT to make of Rassie Erasmus, below, and his recent outbursts? He was a brilliant flanker in his pomp – definitely the best the Lions encountered in 1997 even if the Boks only picked him in the final Test – who didn’t quite fulfill his promise and with the exception of the 1998 Tri-Nations spent his playing career largely finishing second or third.
I sense much frustration has been poured into his coaching career and for a very long time, save for a Cheetahs Currie Cup triumph in 2005, runner-up was his default position as a coach ...