Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks are officially backing Bafana Bafana on Thursday night. Photo: Backpagepix
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he has wished his football counterpart, Hugo Broos, everything of the best for Thursday night’s big kick-off in Mexico (9pm), but worries that his message may have been lost in translation.
A smiling Erasmus said, “We are all excited about the match tonight.
"We have built a nice relationship with Hugo Broos. I tried to say, “You go, Hugo!” but I think he heard ‘Hugo Hugo’. It didn’t come out the right way, but we hope they do well. We know the pressure they are under, and we understand that pressure only too well.
“But we are excited, and we look forward to watching it as a group tonight. The boys are excited, and the World Cup fever has spilled into our camp.”
