Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus plotting a dramatic second act

It was hard not to watch Siya Kolisi lift the Webb Ellis trophy in Yokohama four years ago and see it as anything but an exclamation point
Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus plotting a dramatic second act

PERFECT COMBO: South Africa Director Of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and South Africa Head Coach Jacques Nienaber. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

When is the world not enough?

It was hard not to watch Siya Kolisi lift the Webb Ellis trophy in Yokohama four years ago and see it as anything but an exclamation point. As a destination reached. Nine days short of two years had passed since Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber sat in the Aviva Stadium stands and watched the Springboks lose 38-3 to Ireland.

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