He is in your head and in our hearts! Rassie Erasmus went for a Christmas morning walk with some Springbok fans.
Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus started Christmas Day with a brisk 6km walk along Cape Town's Bloubergstrand seafront with a group of passionate rugby supporters.
The rally follows Mr Erasmus' post about X on Sunday, when he aired an open call for people to join him and his English bulldog Frank for an early morning walk on the beach.
The legendary coach's “head games” against his opponents led to the popular “Lassie, Lassie, Lassie” reenactment of the 1994 Cranberries; zombie Apparently Erasmus' beloved bulldog is “in his head”…
Inside Lassie's head: “Frank is trying to tell me something.”
Erasmus, 52, captioned a photo of Frank on a treadmill: “Frank trying to tell me something.”
“If anyone wants to go to Bloubergstrand in front of Doodles from 6am on Wednesday, we will take a brisk walk (not run)… 3km out and 3km on the way back! If you don’t mind. , see you there! Maybe let me know in the comments!”
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After the walk, the World Cup-winning coach shared a video thanking those who answered his Christmas call. Oh no (“spirit”).
“Thank you to everyone on the beach for entertaining us,” Erasmus said.
“We know it’s more important than having fun, more important than handing out presents…We know the wall has a bigger purpose.
“For people of faith who know what God has in store for us, it was a good way to say ‘thank you.’ We know how important this day is, so let’s leave it at that. Let's leave it there.
“I love you all and Merry Christmas!”
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“I really like training and running with the players.”
Erasmus underwent shoulder replacement surgery after the world champion returned to South Africa from the Autumn Nations Series campaign in Europe.
The coach explained that he chose to have the surgery out of frustration at not being able to run on the practice field with his players or participate in certain practices himself.
“It's an old rugby injury. I really like training and running with the players,” Erasmus told The Sunday Paper. rapport from the hospital in early December.
Dislocated shoulder during his time as a player
Erasmus played for the Springboks as a loose forward in 36 Tests between 1997 and 2001, and was captain of the national team against the Wallabies in 1999.
During his playing days, he dislocated his shoulder several times after being a major hit on defense before retiring in 2003.
Erasmus began his coaching career with the Free State Cheetahs in 2004 and coached the Bloemfontein-based side when they won the Currie Cup the following year.
