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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Rassie Erasmus<\/b><\/p>\n

is not sure if England rugby fans would want him as their head coach, but he hasn’t entirely dismissed the idea.<\/p>\n

Rassie: Springboks joining Six Nations would be awesome<\/p>\n

Erasmus is currently the SA Rugby director of rugby, but the man who coached the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2019 and oversaw a 2-1 series win over the British & Irish Lions in 2021, will understandably be in high demand.<\/p>\n

He was previously linked to the England job in 2020, when Afrikaans newspaper Rapport cited two sources who claimed that while Erasmus was on a long-term contract with SA Rugby, there was a clause that could have allowed him to walk away earlier if he came to an agreement with the English RFU.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Erasmus discussed a wide range of topics, including the global calendar shake-up and his future in the game.<\/p>\n

When probed on whether he would consider coaching England in future, he didn’t rule out the prospect.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think the English people would ever want me there now. Maybe I am wrong. I hope I am wrong. Would I coach another country? If my own people were cool with it and the other country’s people were cool with it then why not?” he said.<\/p>\n

Erasmus made headlines last year when a 62-minute video of him criticising the officiating during the Lions series was leaked to the media and went viral.<\/p>\n

Erasmus was later charged by World Rugby and banned from attending any matches for a year for his public criticism.<\/p>\n

He fears that may have made him too unpopular among northern hemisphere rugby fans.<\/p>\n

“But if my own people are going to hate me for it, then I would never do it (coach England),” he added. “I hate the fact that so many people hate me in rugby right now. I’m not a confrontational guy. I like to get on with people.<\/p>\n

“South Africa has my heart but coaching England would be amazing because I think they can win. I would love to coach Ellis Genge.<\/p>\n

“Any prop that looks the other prop in the eyes before a scrum, you know he’s a dog. You don’t want a prop that’s looking at his toes, scared. I want guys like Genge on my team.<\/p>\n

“If South Africans accepted me doing that, like when Nick Mallett went to coach Italy, then of course I would love it. If I felt like South Africans were not going to hate me on the street then I would consider it.”<\/p>\n

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