'We ended as close friends' — Rassie on Irish reunion, Anthony Foley's impact and Páirc Uí Chaoimh tie 

The South Africans named their training camp squad ahead of their northern hemisphere tour. 

HOMECOMING: Rassie Erasmus is looking forward to Irish return. 

Rassie Erasmus is preparing for an emotional return to Munster when he brings South Africa A to face his former province in Cork next month.

Erasmus joined Munster as director of rugby in the summer of 2016, brought in above head coach Anthony Foley, who died suddenly in October of that year. Erasmus helped steer the province through the tragic loss and led Munster to Champions Cup semi-final and PRO12 final appearances the following May but left ahead of schedule after just 18 months at the helm in November 2017 to return to South Africa as his home union’s director of rugby.