Rassie Erasmus - Ahead of his time

Johan "Rassie" Erasmus was the second famous son from Despatch in the Eastern Cape. He quickly made a name for himself in the mid 90's when he started to feature regularly for the Freestate rugby team.
After going on tour with the Springboks at the end of 1996, Rassie finally made his Springbok debut against the British & Irish Lions in the 3rd test in 1997. He would go on to make the no.6 jersey his own for the next four years and played his final test for the Boks in 2001. He will be remembered for the balance he brought to the loose trio of himself, Andre Venter and Gary Teichman.
Rassie went on to coach the Cheetahs to their first Currie Cup win in 29 years after they upset the Bulls at Loftus in 2005. He went on to WP and the Stormers where his impact was also felt and for the last couple of years he has been involved with SA Rugby.
Thanks for the memories Rassie, you are a true rugby legend!
Enjoy and thanks for watching!

[@Donavan37]

And now he has two world cup medals!!!! Thank you Rassie for saving SA Rugby 5 years ago

[@rdavel777]

And tonight, after coaching the Boks for a year and a half, Rassie lead South Africa as coach to a world cup victory. He is truly a remarkable man.

[@nielbotha7696]

what he did for the cheetahs in 2005 is just as impressive. Cheetahs was potent 2005-2009

[@nielbotha7696]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3WvamieqMuNd7c Cheetahs under rassie

[@mattmurphy3994]

And now, 2 years later. World Rugby has shown how pathetic it is!

[@kennygee83]

and now in 2023, as director or Rugby 2 world cups in a row...

[@TheMega98765]

And he's led South Africa again to yet another World Cup victory. 2 in a row and a record 4 World Cups for South Africa

[@Tlhakxza]

JOHAN “RASSIE” ERUSMAS THANK YOU,BAIE DANKIE,SIYABULELA,SIYABONGA,REA LEBOHA, RI KHENSILE.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 THANK YOU AND THANKS TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM AT THE SPRINGBOKS FOR BRINGING THE TROPHY HOME AND INSPIRING & UNITING OUR AILING NATION....BAIE DANKIE🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@kentcyclist5330]

Legend

[@gerhardvaneeden5615]

I love how, in the second to last clip, the commentator (I forget his name) says: "he's been a wonderful servant of South African rugby, he really has". Little did he know!

[@Pablo22578]

Matt Pearce

[@justintegg]

And he's still going!

[@JinxRugby]

indeed

[@stefanfouchestefan]

Little did he know…

[@dougerrohmer]

Notice how often when Joost breaks Rassie is on his side. I remember in the early days Joost was criticized for running away from the support. I suppose he just needed loosies with vision and speed. Rassie!

[@14nst3w4rt]

One of the best half backs of all time. Erasmus knew if he stayed on his shoulder he would create opportunities

[@Mzansi74]

And he is an even better coach than he was a player! All the best to Rassie and the team today!!!

[@trevoroutim8519]

Great video. Rassie was a rugby hero on field. We tend to forget that. And became a sharp analyst while being a pkayer which set him up to be the world cup winning coach we know now.

[@mrpooltable9374]

This man should be president 🇿🇦

[@user-xt2pq7jc6m]

I would vote for him

[@DrAAAli]

AB fan here, Joost VdW was the greatest halfback ever!

[@carolmorris404]

May he RIP🇿🇦

[@bishopbrink7149]

And dont you forget it

[@rileyfreeman9726]

EH. id go with fourie du preez. JDW gained all his recognition off that RWC finals. Tackling Lomu 3 times, complete dominated. Fourie du preez has been consistent for his 11 years. He is a cheat code. Incredibly playmaker, incredible under the high ball, Amazing defensive ability, amazing offensive ability. Amazing decision maker. but RIP Joost

[@chris5240]

@@rileyfreeman9726 They dominated in their respective era's. Laws, conditioning and increased video and stat analysis have changed significantly. You can't really make the comparison directly since the factors/pressures were very different.

[@Lourens551]

Square eyes reviewing videos in 97, and how that worked out positively....

[@thabopietersen6105]

Joost van der Westhuizen is my All Time Great

[@gloriatshabalala2847]

Yes Joost is GOAT

[@trudytriad4574]

Young Rassie is a birk. 🥰🥰🥰🤩

[@peterschuetz8802]

Nothing but respect for this great Bok player and coach. Wobbly Wallaby supporter.

[@colinthomas8677]

One of the greatest 🙌

[@njabulojubz]

A man who will be in the good books of history

[@livingcolours1541]

The passion Rassie shows as coach is evident. Lots of respect.

[@debeerpaul]

Good player, Great coach!

[@bobbybobby3070]

PollieBear Great player as well ... not just “good”

[@KeithSWD]

Wow... Rassie was with all the big names out there! Chester Williams, Brendan or Andre Venter, Peter Rosouw, Percy Montgomery, the great number 9- Joost v Der Westhuizen, Andre Snyman, Stefan Terblanche

[@gloriatshabalala2847]

Baie dankie Rassie.

[@rasrealitymacky3489]

Rugby Legend, A true son of South African Soil.

[@cliftonboyz1959]

Rassie....soon to be the RWC Finalist Coach

[@samuelwaters6695]

Damn, you called it.

[@Tlhakxza]

Are you sure you’re not SANGOMA Bru?😂

[@cliftonboyz1959]

samuel waters ex kaapie wat nog rugby onthou hier in kanada

[@joshuasolomon4733]

You really called it! World champions 🔥🇿🇦

[@cliftonboyz1959]

Joshua Solomon it was my pleasure. I had tears when SA scored the second try knowing that the only rugby team I have ever supported in my 60 years would be Rugby World Champions once again!

[@ajm6464]

Cometh the man, cometh the hour

[@mohamedkhaireh9356]

Johan "Rassie" Erasmus two time World Cup winning director of rugby and coach.

[@mariusmarais8475]

He never ever uses the word kwota or colour, he is Cunning, Smart and his biggest talent is to put believe in a person/player, will never forget how he went about beating that mighty bulls in the Currie Cup Final with their 11 springboks of who 8 played in the 2007 winning world cup team with his Freestate team in his first year as full time coach. To think this man only took control 18 months ago - a team that lost against Pofadders u13A and now that team ( 85% of it )is in the 2019 WC final, just think what if he had this team for 4 years.

[@wernertukker5420]

He’s had the team for another 4 years and we won Big Bill for the 4th time. And he is staying on as coach. Could he make it a hat trick?

[@sanelisetafa3498]

Bafondini! Siyabulela kuye umfo ka Erasmus. Keep uniting South Africa. We are behind you my dear Brother. Baie dankie vir die werk wat jy vir ons land doen.

[@ge3029]

What a nice bloke. Can't understand the grief some are giving him here.

[@gordondarker4073]

Ha ha ha ha

[@dirkpretorius4314]

Legend

[@nitalopes515]

Amazing Bok amazing Coach

[@jacqueshughes3085]

Go BOKKE, Go Rassie!!!! Greta player, great coach.

[@caseyjones831]

Exactly what a flanker should be always in support absolutely always

[@christosnyman6386]

Great stuff. Awesome to see the old players!

[@johnaaskew6101]

I supported the Cats and he was my Favourite player, now he's my Favourite Coach ha ha ha

[@veliem3935]

Ow bawo ndalthanda ke elibhulu❤️😍🥺

[@carlreiche4991]

So mense, wat se julle nou. Jou ster Rassie. 2019.

[@carolmorris404]

Ons se dankie coach Rassie. Van n Engelse ou tannie. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@carlreiche4991]

@@carolmorris404 mooi

[@jfvanschalkwyk]

Yes man, Real Rugby!

[@lesthomas4606]

Kitch Christy could read the game. The last person who could do that, and better was Doc Cravan. Rassie is the new Doc Cravan when it comes to reading the game!

[@mrfearfactory94]

Nice video. I wonder what he did after he retired as a player? Probably nothing much.

[@jamiebrown1235]

Anyone notice how Siya plays awfully similar... and has been coached by Rassie long before his Springbok call up. Before Rassie was coach. Talk about long term plan and building towards your goals.

[@tokiwartooth5752]

Rassie scored tries.

[@christeebs]

@@tokiwartooth5752 Rassie has 7 Test tries and Siya has 6, hardly a world apart.

[@christeebs]

@@tokiwartooth5752 And at Super Rugby level, Siya has 20 tries to Rassie's 11. They both average about 1 try every 5 matches

[@themostamazingguy]

Well I won't ever forget that try against the Wallabies... Because you replayed it about 10 times!

[@jacqueshughes3085]

Rassie - if you want to score tries, just stay close to Joost.

[@connorduke4619]

Good tip, he will try to remember that going forwards thanks.

[@errotmaluleke414]

The right man for the job

[@dankmemelord904]

Dit strike my hoe baie doose op hom geval nadat hy gedruk het.

[@Sindisile]

Is it me Does he play exactly like how Siya Kolisi plays today at 6 for Boks

[@liamvannelson3150]

Sindisile Nyame Rassie has been coaching Siya before he got called up as head coach of the boks

[@nielbotha7696]

Rassie could not tackle as effective as Siya

[@boatymcboatface6969]

In rugby terms, Rassie kinda adopted Siya....

[@gloriatshabalala3619]

Rassie, Siya's mentor.

[@OranjeSchildpad]

He had quite a short professional career (1996-2002), right ?

[@giuseppepennisi8699]

“ Hy hou van Leon Schuster’s masiek.” That got me crackling. Respect. 😂😂😂

[@calumomeara347]

Great video, any chance of a Heinrich Brüssow video?

[@groenrizla2513]

Is that Bredan Venter at 1.48 getting the ball? No12

[@boatymcboatface6969]

The big man who's team was carrying the can for the Southern Hemisphere 4 months ago...if the Boks hadn't won the final, the SH teams would've been in crisis mode...

[@hendrikbreed7253]

Good luck Rassie and team for the upcoming RWC. Under tremendous political pressure, we hope you make the best selections.

[@StoffelNZ]

Best Bok openside since readmission

[@eiremike1]

Thank you for posting these videos. You guys have amazing archive and behind-the-scenes footage. Good to see the old days again. Such a shame SARU have chased Rassie away

[@RealRugby]

Thanks for your comment eiremike1! There are plenty more videos on the way, so subscribe to the channel and you'll know as soon as a new video is up. Thanks for the support

[@eiremike1]

I check the channel daily for new videos :-) Keep them coming!

[@vonteflon]

eiremike1 I’m wondering if any of the guys making this type of comment here three years ago ha e come back to re-read them after the 2019 World Cup. All’s well that ends well, eh?

[@msbravewyn]

And now the 2023 World Cup 💝

[@sexinativity]

Look at Joost

[@bustarogers9990]

He used to haunt my dreams , Great player in deed!!!.

[@skyelark155]

@@bustarogers9990 did you play against him?

[@ScissorN]

Im here after England defeat

[@volcano161]

Any Munster fans here?

[@christopherodonoghue333]

how could the springboks play like this 20 years ago and be what they are like today

[@RabbitholeIsrael]

where have you been? under a rock?

[@john.f3279]

Christopher O'Donoghue Politics. From appointment of coaches to selection of players. Merit has very little to do with SA rugby. Very sad.

[@john.f3279]

Bradley Gaju I take it you mean “Afrikaners”? And no, it has everything to do with politics. When players are not selected based on merit, morale is affected. It’s the same in any area of life. If you are overlooked for a promotion based on your nationality ( I use this as a case in point seeing that you so eagerly blame Afrikaners), then you my dear friend will lose confidence in the structures and either start underperforming, or pack your bags and go somewhere else. Every single rugby decision in SA has to be weighed politically: from medical staff to luggage master to coaching staff to management to players to ticket prices to development in previously disadvantaged communities to referees etc. The SA rugby swamp must be drained. It’s hard enough to beat NZ with your best 23 and best supporting personnel/structures. One weak link will be exposed. There are many many many great players of colour that deserve to play SR and TR. But you can’t put a 45% number on it. You can’t select a coach who is not the best candidate. You can’t have clowns in senior positions who can’t even balance a chequebook let alone do succession planning. It is all politics in SA rugby.

[@john.f3279]

Bradley Gaju My apologies. I’m a bit slow. I thought I was conversing with a serious and educated person. My bad.

[@theultimatesharpshooter6734]

Looks like you the uneducated person.

[@MemeGang420]

Wow they were SO much faster back then.

[@JR-gv1lf]

Great player

[@yahyaiflal4521]

Were they faster back.then

[@brianpreller5554]

Why is he running with the ball and not box kicking it away 😂😂

[@gavinrautenbach8410]

Why are you commenting on KZbin and not coaching a world cup final team, oh wait...

[@tokiwartooth5752]

@@gavinrautenbach8410 The 'why are you not' is such a cop-out of a argument. You know why he is not? Only one person in this country can do that job at a time. Why aren't you a billionaire? Why aren't you dating Scarlett Johansson? Why can't you start your own name with a capital letter? The list goes on.

[@shintenkai1648]

@@tokiwartooth5752 are you triggered?

[@emileliebenberg106]

Wtf is wrong with the people. That shit was funny💀💀💀

[@emileliebenberg106]

@@gavinrautenbach8410 you know what r/wooosh is?

[@nl3712]

The days when the Cats bt the Crusaders 😂😂😂

[@MisterPolitical1]

rassie Erasmus is a better coach since Jake white

[@MrRemmington]

He's from Despatch? I'm from Despatch!

[@Neo-wx5qo]

...and the legend, Danie Gerber. Well done Despatch. :)

[@haczabim]

15:00 I thought he was going to say Lemmy Kilmister was his biggest influence

[@MrRoryG]

Where are his two tackles when he almost killed Mike Catt?

[@dulajohnstone5704]

Someone please tell me how many test tries did Rassie score??

[@pauli6570]

0:31 ....en as hy ń kansie kry.....pas hy ń hol krap in.....😂😂😂

[@ChefCalumAnderson]

Flank playing off 9

[@77WHeavy]

I forgot how disgusting those Reebok Wallabies jerseys were. 😊

[@TheFinebush]

Who are the 18 knob heads who disliked the Rassmeister !!

[@TheThinkingMathematician]

the starting 15 for the all blacks and their coaches

[@Theo24129]

TheFinebush 🤣🤣🤣

[@rileyfreeman9726]

@@TheThinkingMathematician i like rassie lol and im from new zealand. what u on about disrespectful boy. I love SA

[@TheThinkingMathematician]

@@rileyfreeman9726 Meant a joke Mate! God, I miss rugby! Cant wait for the next ALL BLACKS versus SPRINGBOKS game

[@rileyfreeman9726]

@@TheThinkingMathematician I was gonna say. Us here in new zealand love south africa. Its a beautiful country and are amazing at rugby

[@jacocoetzee8603]

If you want to play professionally....play rugby with Danie Gerber's ouma

[@adr1ano1987]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@carolmorris404]

I am about as old as Daniel Gerber's ouma but I never miss a single Bok match.

[@cliffordzehmke5650]

Ag really

[@tai-ingoaphillips5521]

damn Aussies have had some mighty ugly jerseys way back when..

[@boatymcboatface6969]

Tai-ingoa phillips wallaby jerseys are always ugly 😂

[@envisagebgt8078]

ugly squads too.

[@thomasVA9707]

😂😂😂😂😂Hy hou van Leon schuster se musiek, nee fok ....net rassie

[@se7enekasi96]

Someone please report that racist bradley something..

[@RealRugby]

Sibusiso Matiso Hi Sibusiso, I have reported him and his comment has been removed. I encourage debate on this channel as we are all rugby lovers with different opinions, but I will not tolerate comments like that. Thanks for picking it up before we did

[@se7enekasi96]

Real Rugby thank you

[@playboicartiismydad4842]

@@bustarogers9990 "Muh free speech" Going on about how much you hate black people isnt free speech its hate speech and deserves to be shut out

[@carolmorris404]

I have just read his comment a few minutes ago and commented that he could go to jail for his racist remarks. Clearly his comment has not been removed.

[@carolmorris404]

Sibusiso Matiso I have again reported racist Bradley somethings comment. I read it 10min ago and warned him he could go to jail. We don't need people like that in our country🇿🇦

[@williamtsunku9862]

USA for Africa - We are the World Obama and Putin's latest awkward

[@michaellilienfeld4137]

Buy bitcoin

[@wickedvideos4653]

well done rassie take the cup home then the political shit OF QUOTA will hopefully stop you earn your place in the team not because i can speak xhosa or zulu or setswana or nedebele