TEAM TALK: The Springboks' clever “coalition clip” has social media users calling for Rachie Erasmus to talk to political parties.
As coalition negotiations heat up between the political parties, let’s pause for a moment to consider how Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his team are doing. Boy Keys Accomplished The unity of their ranks.
The South African government defines a “coalition government” as:
A coalition government is formed when two or more parties (or independent representatives) combine their votes in Parliament or Council to elect a government and support its decisions. This is necessary when no single party holds a majority of seats in Parliament or Council.
The Coalition's game plan: Straight from the Springboks playbook
Enough with the political jargon, let's take a look at our beloved Springboks' “coalition strategy”…
Super Sports Documentary Episode 3 Chasing the Sun 2 He tackles the ego battle between loose forwards Duane Vermeulen and Siya Kolisi and lock Eben Etzebeth, which worked against the Springboks.
After their 13-8 defeat to Ireland in the World Cup final at the Stade de France in Paris on 24 September, then South African director of rugby Rassey joined the team to sort out personality differences among the players.
The three have known each other since their days with the Stormers/Western Province and all went through different stages, developing in different ways to become senior leaders on the World Cup winning team.
“It was unthinkable that these three big dogs wouldn't be on patrol together,” Lacie explained.
Watch: “Coalition governments are hard”
True to his humorous take on the issues South Africans face as a nation, X-user Mike Sharman has put together clips from a Springboks documentary to serve as a guide to the coalition government.
This clip captures the nuances of the rivalry between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA). Watch…
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Praise for Lassie
Reactions from social media users to the Springbok Union's video ranged from goosebumps to calls for Rassie to become South Africa's next president.
nice to meet you “Gooseys?”
thank you “We may not have everything as a country and we may be at war with each other, but we have an abundance of humor.”
@Justice_Seyisi: “that's right!”
@AndypatLotto: “On Monday, the idea occurred to Rassie that he should give some input to the politicians.”
thank you “So basically what we can take from this is that Russie needs to be president.”
WATCH: Siya Kolisi's speech on the Springbok Trophy Tour
And let us not forget Siya's inspirational speech during the Trophy Tour, in which he called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to embrace the spirit of diversity demonstrated in the Boks' 2023 World Cup success.
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“We are very diverse. [as a team]”The Springbok captain said this during a speech at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
He added: “Diversity is South Africa’s strength. [you] Mr. President and Cabinet, we need to use a little more diversity.
“That's a powerful force we can use that a lot of countries don't have.
“We come from different backgrounds and different regions and we see life differently. The more we share our feelings about South Africa, the more we put South Africa first and work for South Africa.”
“Everything I do is focused on that and that's what we did as a group of players.”
“It can be used in the countryside too.”
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