Rassie Erasmus: I’m sorry we could not reward our fantastic support

Rassie Erasmus admitted yesterday the most disappointing aspect of Munster’s defeat to Saracens in last week’s European Champions Cup semi-final was being unable to reward the near 50,000 members of the Red Army thronging the Aviva Stadium for their fantastic support.

Erasmus has played international rugby for his native South Africa on 36 occasions but has never experienced the atmosphere created by the Red Army despite the fact the team was being outplayed for most of the second half by a rampant Saracens outfit.

“There always seems to be a next level to a next level,” he marvelled.