'no You Don't': Springbok Coach Rassie Erasmus Hits Back At Matt Williams Claim That 'bomb Squad' Plan May Have Caused Kitshoff Injury

Australian coach and pundit Matt Williams is not South Africas favourite rugby figure, and now he can expect even more derision from Springbok fans.

Bok coach Rassie Erasmus hit back at former Scotland and Waratahs coach Williams comments about Steven Kitshoffs neck injury that led to the prop having to announce his retirement from the game recently.

Earlier this week, Williams was a guest on the DSPN with Martin Devlin podcast, in which he again criticised the six-two or seven-one bench split in favour of the forwards, which Erasmus has used to great effect for South Africa in the their back-to-back Rugby World Cup triumphs in 2019 and 2023.

We know about brain injuries, what is it doing for brain injuries by bringing fresh guys off the bench? Whats it doing to the guys spines when its being compacted unbelievably for 80 minutes? Williams said.

What about Kitshoff, what happened to his spine in South Africa? Do we know if that is as a result of the scrummaging they are put through?