Rassie Erasmus: ‘I’m so proud I can say I coached Munster’

It is perfectly plausible when Rassie Erasmus explains that after all the Munster organisation has been through over the past 13 months, the departure of a director of rugby is no reason for emotion.

The redness of his eyes as he explains his reasoning, though, tells a different tale.

The bags are packed, the family is already back home in South Africa and Erasmus and his faithful assistant Jacques Nienaber have overseen their final game as part of the Munster management.