FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Wales vs South Africa - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Britain - December 2, 2017 South Africa’s Handre Pollard celebrates scoring their second try REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus may have been exaggerating when he said defeat to the All Blacks on Saturday could have him fired but the comments underscored how desperate the Springboks are to be competitive at the World Cup.
Erasmus was given a six-year contract last year to rebuild the fallen heavyweights but defeats in the last two Rugby Championship tests by Australia and Argentina have put him under pressure.
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