Simon Zebo says Rassie Erasmus is the best coach he ever played under, and believes the Springboks are poised to become the new All Blacks.
The former Ireland wing/fullback played for Erasmus during the South African’s two-year spell at Munster in 2016 and 2017.
Erasmus then returned home to revive the Boks and launch a run that now includes back-to-back World Cup titles.
“Rassie would be No 1 for sure, he’s the best coach I’ve ever had. I loved him,” Zebo told talkSPORT Ireland. “We had a bad culture for a year or two at Munster, and when Rassie came in that got put to bed very fast. I miss that old school ‘say it how it is, no BS’. No one was second-guessing anything.”
Zebo said said Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber were “an amazing duo” who could have taken Munster “to the holy grail” had they stayed.
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Given what he saw in Limerick, Zebo said he always believed Erasmus would turn the Boks into a powerhouse.
“If he had the talent pool South Africa has, there’s no way they wouldn’t win a World Cup.”
And the Irishman believes the dynasty is only beginning.
“I think they’re going to be the new All Blacks – for 20 or 30 years nobody will touch them.”
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