For the polarizing Erasmus, the Springboks’ run to the semi-finals was more about adapting than winning praise. About the South African national team’s playing style, the interpretation of match officials, and his character as X (formerly Twitter). On Monday, England vice-captain Ellis Genge also claimed his team was hated by everyone, but Erasmus followed England’s official account on X, the only user the rugby manager follows. did.
“To be honest, I am serious when I say this,” Erasmus said. “I’ll never forget that post from the last game against France.” [November 2022], when I made some tweets, many people said it was controversial, but I remember my caption was: “We will adapt and… We need to make things clearer for referees, we can’t rely solely on mauling, scrums and closes’ – contact work where it is very difficult for referees to make the right decisions. Because it’s very dynamic and busy and there’s a bit of a gray area.
“So we’ve had to adapt. Also scoring tries through open and fluent running rugby. And if you look at our try-scoring tally, the backs have scored more goals than the forwards. You can see that there are.
“It just depends on certain aspects of the match that are very tough for the referee and if he scores two points; [decisions] That’s wrong, but if you only rely on 3 or 4 out of 5 opportunities, you’re missing 50 percent of your opportunities. However, if the shot is taken in open play, a lineout or a general play from the top of a counter-attack, the decision is clearer and easier for the referee.
“As a team, we don’t want to be a great rugby team that’s loved all over the world, but we do want to score tries.”
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