SA Rugby boss says no 変形 圧力 on Bok coach

PRETORIA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - South African Rugby 大統領,/社長 示す Alexander has 賞賛するd Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for 越えるing the organisation's 的s, 追加するing there will be no 付加 圧力 on him when he selects his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 26.

Erasmus serves not only as Bok coach, but also as Director of Rugby for all 国家の teams and through that position has 補助装置d in bringing through players of colour in all age-groups, putting him four years ahead of schedule.

"Rassie knows what to do, it is not necessary for us to remind him of 変形," Alexander was 引用するd as 説 by Network24.

"He is 円熟した enough to fulfil his 委任統治(領)s and so far he has 越えるd our 期待s. So no, there won´t be any 圧力 on him.

"Our run-on XV will in most games have the 願望(する)d number of 黒人/ボイコット players. In fact, because our players come through 自然に and based on 長所, we are 現実に beyond that 願望(する)d number.

"Our 計画(する) was for 2023, but at this 行う/開催する/段階, there are four 黒人/ボイコット captains in our 国家の teams."

Erasmus has been 始める,決める a 的 of 50% 黒人/ボイコット players in his match-day squads of 23 throughout 2019, though it is 不明瞭な what the consequences of 行方不明の this 示す would be.

SA Rugby want to make the Boks more 代表者/国会議員 of the demographic of South Africa having come under 圧力 from 政府 in a sport that was considered the symbol of whites during 人種隔離政策(アパルトヘイト).

Alexander also went on to 賞賛する Erasmus for his turnaround of the team, who won only 11 of 25 実験(する)s in the two years after the 2015 World Cup, but will go into the 2019 版 as Rugby 選手権 勝利者s for the first time in a 10年間.

"Rassie started with a Bok team that wasn't really 設立するd, but he changed the culture of the team," Alexander said.

"Players play for the people and you can 明確に see that they play for him. Rassie brought us 支援する and the team is 成し遂げるing again, and the 衝撃 of that should not be underestimated."

Alexander believes too that the 圧力 on the Boks to be successful is far greater than South Africa's other 国家の 味方するs.

"Other 国家の teams underperform at big tournaments and there'd be no 圧力 on them," he said. "A week after the Proteas (機の)カム 支援する from the Cricket World Cup in England, all was forgiven.

"When we (機の)カム 支援する from the 2015 World Cup (where they finished third), a (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 of 調査 was 開始する,打ち上げるd into the team's 業績/成果. There is always more 圧力 on the rugby team." (報告(する)/憶測ing By Nick Said Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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