Rassie Erasmus brought Franco Mostert's boom box to training to prepare for a hostile Springbok response when they face hosts France in the World Cup quarter-finals.
France, along with Ireland, were favorites to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup. And after defeating the All Blacks in the opening game of the tournament and the Springboks losing to Ireland in Pool B, France became the favorites to knock South Africa out of the World Cup.
And that belief was further strengthened by the fact that the Springboks were not only playing against a strong French team, but also against a hostile and partisan French crowd inside the Stade de France in Paris.
However, as has been proven many times before, Rassie Erasmus is always one step ahead and prepared, and this time was no exception.
DJ RASSIE BANKS helps with preparations with a boom box
In the third episode of Chase the Sun 2 Focusing on the Springboks' preparation and first half for their final World Cup pool match against Tonga and the RWC quarter-finals against France, the film focuses on Rassie Erasmus' unconventional method of preparing his team for the France match. There is one insert. national anthem, La Marseillaiseusually heard loudly during games from home fans and stadium speakers.
In the video clip, Rassie Erasmus first explains where he got his Springbok-themed boombox, and then details why he plays Springbok. La Marseillaise This was repeated until the player got tired of it.
The excerpt then moves on to talk about the players, with Rassie hilariously telling how he used the music system to follow them during training.
Check out the boombox excerpt below
South Africa test dates for 2024 confirmed:
- Saturday 22nd June: Springboks vs Wales (Twickenham, London)
- Saturday 6th July: SA v Ireland (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
- Saturday 13 July: SA v Ireland (Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban)
- Saturday, July 20: Springboks vs. Portugal (Bloemfontein, Toyota Stadium)
- Saturday 10th August: Australia vs SA (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane)
- Saturday 17 August: Australia vs SA (Optus Stadium, Perth)
- Saturday 31 August: Springboks vs New Zealand (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg)
- Saturday 7th September: SA vs New Zealand (DHL Stadium, Cape Town)
- Saturday 21st September: Argentina vs. Springboks (Venue to be determined)
- Saturday 28 September: SA vs Argentina (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
- Saturday 10th November: SA vs Scotland (Edinburgh, Murrayfield)
- 16/17 November: England vs Springboks (Twickenham, London – Date undecided)
*French media reports midi olympic France have been tipped to face Rassie Erasmus' Springboks on November 2nd.
