Rassie Erasmus keen on keeping perspective

Witnessing Rassie Erasmus’s reaction to defeat last Friday night was as instructive as it was surprising.

There were two ways Erasmus could have reacted to his first defeat at the Munster helm, a 24-23 Guinness PRO12 loss to Cardiff Blues in Cork.

He could have followed type, the way these defeats are usually responded to in these parts, and growled, called for his players to take a long, hard look at themselves and ranted about the unacceptability of a home defeat.