After seven games in charge of the Springboks, Rassie Erasmus has give his manne an ultimatum: beat the All Blacks tomorrow or he could get the sack.
Wow! What a coward.
The last time the Boks faced New Zealand, they were slaughtered 57-0.
Ahead of the clash in Wellington, Rassie’s team have lost back-to-back games to Argentina and Australia, so he is not giving his team much of a chance, is he?
The former Stormers boss has a massive grace period.
His six-year contract, signed as successor to Allister Coetzee ahead of the incoming England Tests, afforded him the most time of any Bok coach to get his team right for the World Cup in Japan next year and beyond.
But with his track record not looking so great, he is ready to give the job of Bok boss up and find himself a puppet.
Don’t forget, Rassie is still Saru’s Director of Rugby. And by “firing himself” he gets to recommend his next in line.
Word is that Deon Davids is the man in the noose to take the seventh best team in world to Japan with the nation, as always, expecting the team to make the final.
Rassie will have a job whether the Boks win or lose tomorrow. But all signs point to another disastrous performance from South Africa.
With just three victories in his seven games in charge, Rassie has been unable to turn his own national strategy into a winning formula.
If Rassie can’t get them going, the question is: who can?