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Rassie Erasmus

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Rassie Erasmus is the head coach of the South Africa national rugby team.

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"England are a quality outfit, and we are expecting them to give everything they have in this match, so it was important to select a squad with experience combined with a few younger players, who have proved that they have what it takes to perform at this level."
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"There were a handful of positives and negatives last week, but the main thing that let us down was that we created so many chances, but mistakes at crucial times cost us."
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"just as their director of rugby Rassie Erasmus had predicted."
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