Rugby World Cup 2019: South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus denies claims of racism in his...

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South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus says his Springbok team have never been more united and dismissed claims of racism after a video posted on social media following Friday's 49-3 Rugby World Cup victory over Italy triggered a storm in South Africa. TV cameras caught six white players appearing to exclude Makazole Mapimpi from their celebrations following the Italy victory and, even though the black winger made his own video explaining it away, Erasmus felt obliged to offer a detailed explanation of events. The coach said the Boks call the replacements the 'Bomb Squad', as they “either come in and fix it when it is not going well on the park or it is a false alarm and maybe they don't even get onto the park”.

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