Rassie Erasmus rumours won't go away

The South African rumour mill clicked back into action over the weekend, strengthening reports that Rassie Erasmus is negotiating with the South African Rugby Union with a view to returning to one of the premier positions in his native country.

To do so, he would have to cut short his contract with Munster, a development that would be a disaster and distract attention from the massive games looming over the next couple of months.

“It’s the same as last week,” Erasmus maintained during yesterday’s Munster press conference at UL.