Director of the South African selection, Rassie Erasmus was delighted with the victory of the Springboks against the Blues in the quarter-final, believing that a confrontation was thus resolved "The South African federation was so close to obtaining the organization of the 2023 World Cup! This account was settled last week. Cool."
In 2017, South Africa was in fact announced as the favorite to win the competition in 2023. But the intense lobbying of Bernard Laporte and Claude Atcher had reversed the trend and allowed France to win on the wire. organization of this World Cup. A bad memory which visibly motivated the Springboks when it came time to face the French XV at home.