Rassie Erasmus has once again taken to Twitter, airing his thoughts on yesterday's World Cup classic between Ireland and South Africa.
The Springboks Director of Rugby is never boring when it comes to his social media presence, with plenty of scandals in recent years, whether it was sarcastically praising referees, or being accused of running a controversial burner account.
None the less, Erasmus has over stepped the line in the past, and he has been accused of stoking the flame around referees and the criticism/abuse they receive online.
Most notably, he had an hour long video leaked after the first test of the 2021 Lions Tour, where he outlined the problems he had with referee Nic Berry' decision making.
However, in this morning's tweet he was quite complimentary towards Ben O'Keefe - who took charge of the second test in the 2021 Lions Tour - and his team.
Whether there is a hint of sarcasm in the message is up for debate, especially considering the controversial decision that went in Ireland's favour to end the match.
Congrats to the Irish and sorry🇿🇦!We will just work harder and make you proud! Also nice to be involved in a game so intense and physical without the referee getting too much invloved! Well done Ben and your team.Thank you🇿🇦 for all the support was really lekka !! (maar hartseer)
Rassie Erasmus Compliments Referee After South Africa - Ireland World Cup Classic
Congrats to the Irish and sorry🇿🇦!We will just work harder and make you proud! Also nice to be involved in a game so intense and physical without the referee getting too much invloved! Well done Ben and your team.Thank you🇿🇦 for all the support was really lekka !! (maar hartseer)
— Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) September 24, 2023
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"Hats off to Ireland, we missed a couple of points off the tee but I won't say it's only goal-kicking [that was the problem]," South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber said after the game.
"We lost two balls close to the Ireland tryline and we had another opportunity late on in the game. Ireland were better than us on the night, no complaints.
"We have got a big game in eight days against Tonga to get out of the pool. From a team perspective, we will have got good preparation from this game, just unfortunately not the result.
"Definitely we can still win it. We played against the number one team in the world and we lost by five points. So the margins are very small."
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