Ex-All Blacks boss Steve Hansen explains why Rassie Erasmus is ‘clever with risk’
Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has praised South African coach Rassie Erasmus for his strategic squad rotation and risk management. Hansen expressed confidence in the strength of the Springboks ahead of their upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
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Pieter-Steph du Toit leads out South Africa versus England and, inset, Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus
Former All Blacks boss Steve Hansen has run the rule over Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks squad and predicted the result of The Greatest Rivalry Test series.
With excitement growing ahead of New Zealand’s eight-match, old-school tour featuring four games against the leading South African club franchise as well as four Test matches, the 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning boss has given his take on the squad announcement by Erasmus.
He has also stuck his head above the parapet and declared the result of the Test series, which will open with matches in Johannesburg (two) and Cape Town before the four-Test series takes place in the American city of Baltimore on September 12.
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