FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Second Test - South Africa v British and Irish Lions - Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa - July 31, 2021 Former South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus speaks with South Africa's Steven Kitshoff, Handre Pollard and Siya Kolisi REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
(Reuters) - South Africa's under-fire director of rugby Rassie Erasmus will not travel to Australia where the Springboks continue their Rugby Championship campaign over fears his presence may cause a distraction as he prepares to face a World Rugby hearing.
Erasmus has been hit with various charges from World Rugby after the now infamous 62-minute video he created as a critique of Australian referee Nic Berry’s performance in the first test loss to the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town last month.
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