22-07-2025
He's in your head! Rassie follows Wallabies ahead of Rugby Championship clash
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has set his eyes on the team's next test match opponents, Australia's Wallabies.
The countries will clash in two Castle Lager Rugby Championship games in Johannesburg and Cape Town next month.
As he's done before, Rassie Erasmus has strategically followed the Australian rugby team on his X account.
The Springbok coach has made it a habit to keep tabs on the social media posts of his rivals, and quickly discard them after moving on.
TikTok account @allthingsrugbytik posted: 'When the Rugby Championship is around the corner and Rassie Erasmus starts following your team on social media…
You just know the mind games have officially begun'. @allthingsrugbytik When the Rugby Championship is around the corner and Rassie Erasmus starts following your team on social media… you just know the mind games have officially begun. 😉 #RassieErasmus #MindGames #AllThingsRugby ♬ original sound – AllThingsRugbyTiktok
The Springboks will play the Wallabies on 16 August at Ellis Park, in Johannesburg. A week later, they will clash again on 23 August at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
The rival teams last played each other in August in Perth, with SA winning 30-12.
The Boks will then take on New Zealand and Argentina in the weeks that follow. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will announce a 36-man squad to face Australia. Image: SA Rugby
According to reports, Rassie Erasmus is likely to select a more experienced squad to face the Wallabies in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
He said in a media briefing following the Springboks victory against Georgia last weekend: 'We'll name 36 guys on Tuesday for the Australia series, and within that squad there'll be one or two guys that we experiment with, but the bulk of that squad will be experienced players who are suited to the way we want to play'.
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