The weird and wonderful world of Rassie and his affinity for the Irish

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Rassie Erasmus has a putting green on his rooftop garden, his bulldog Franks gets angry when he sees the colour red, Rassie’s perceived hatred of Ireland is a myth, and Rassie wears a watch engraved with the words “Choose Your Own Reality”. Those are just some of the Springbok coach’s idiosyncrasies revealed in the first episode of his new podcast series called Rassie+. It might have been better named “The weird and wonderful world of Rassie”, but then he does actually discuss rugby on the show. However, when you are an eccentric genius, you can’t help but digress, and let’s be honest, it is the colourful titbits that most entertain the audience. Rassie’s guest in the first episode was Springbok prodigal son, Felix Jones, the Irishman who left the Bok…

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Sunday Independent (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-23

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