Rassie: The Inspirational Autobiography from South Africa’s Double World-Cup Winning Coach
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THE BOLD NEW MEMOIR FROM SOUTH AFRICA’S DOUBLE WORLD CUP-WINNING COACH RASSIE ERASMUS
Rassie Erasmus has been called a genius. He’s been called reckless. All his life, he’s done things differently. Now, with his trademark candour, Rassie talks openly about his adventures and misadventures at the pinnacle of world rugby, both as player and coach.
From his role in Nick Mallett’s record-breaking Springbok team of the late 1990s, to the devastating injuries that cut short his playing career, to his revolutionary coaching career, Rassie is an essential window into one of the most successful figures of modern rugby.
When his teammates relaxed, Rassie preferred to watch hours of video and devise winning strategies. His coaching methods were initially laughed off – before being eagerly adopted when their success proved undeniable. He fought the rugby establishment at the Stormers, and later earned the grudging respect of Irish fans at Munster.
Most crucially, Rassie talks about his greatest contribution to South African rugby: appointing its first black captain, Siya Kolisi, without much fanfare or controversy. As his bold plans for effective racial transformation of the national team achieved immediate success, they culminated in glory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Here, that monumental period is recounted in vivid, insightful detail.
Entertaining and eye-opening, Rassie is full of behind-the-scenes revelations, telling the story of a towering figure in world rugby.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Macmillan, Main Market edition (31 Aug. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1035029391 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1035029396 |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 16.1 x 3 x 24.1 cm |
by R.M.
Rassie Erasmus is a leading rugby coach, who was responsible for taking the Springboks from a low point, to world cup champions in less than two years. It was a phenomenal achievement that also included winning the Rugby Championship in the same year as the World Cup (2019), which had never been done before. This was followed by a win of the Lions tour of South Africa in 2021.
Rassie speaks openly about the video controversy during the Lions tour, and gives his reasoning for why he did what he did. He also covers some of his controversial tweets in 2022. All in all, a great read about a rugby legend.
by Jimmy Bissett
David O’Sullivan’s done justice to Rassie’s life – his development and his achievements. This is a fluently written and insightful biography, full of anecdotes and descriptors. Engagingly, the voice sounds like Rassie’s own. Everyone who wants to understand and appreciate rugby’s greatest coach should read it.