“UBeast” uthi uRassie kumfanele ukucija aMabhokobhoko
Ufuna sigixabezwe uRassie Erasmus isikhundla sokucija amaBhokobhoko asanda kudla iNdebe yoMhlaba kwelaseFrance, owayegijima kuleli qembu uTendai “The Beast” Mtawarira. UJacques Nienaber obecija elakuleli uzibeke phansi izintambo ngemuva kokukhonya eNdebeni yoMhlaba ebiseFrance.
Lo mqeqeshi ubheke kuLienster yase-Ireland. Umemezele ukuthi uzoshiya esikhundleni sakhe ngaphambi kweNdebe yoMhlaba. Exoxa nelaboHlanga, uMtawarira uthe iSouth African Rugby Union (Saru) kumele inikeze u-Erasmus izintambo zokuhola iqembu.
“URassie usanenkontileka ephela ngowe-2025 neSaru. Ngakho asikho isidingo sokuthi amaBhokobhoko aziphithanisele ikhanda ngendaba yomqeqeshi. INdebe yoMhlaba elandelayo izodlalwa ngowezi-2027. UMzwandile Sticks noDeon Human izinkontileka bazobe sebekulungele ukuthatha izintambo kuRassie. Bobabili bazobe sebebeyingxenye yamaBhokobhoko iminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu,” kusho uMtawarira onqobe iNdebe yoMhlaba namaBhokobhoko ngowezi-2019 eJapan. USticks ujoyine amaBhokobhoko ngowezi-2018. Ubekhona elakuleli likhala lemuka neNdebe yoMhlaba eJapan.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi uHuman ulandwe nguNienaber ukucija i-scrum ngowezi-2020. Bobabili bebekhona iNingizimu Afrika iqopha umlando ngokuba yiqembu lesizwe eliphethe izicoco eziningi zeNdebe yoMhlaba. “URassie ingcithabucopho, udaba lwakhe uyalwazi. Uma usebenza naye uyakhula uSticks noHuman babusisekile yingakho ngisafuna uRassie ahlale abakhulise. Uma sekuphela inkontileka yakhe ngicabanga ukuthi uSticks noHuman sebengathatha ukhakhayi luzobe seluqine ngokwanele,” kuqhuba uMtawarira.
AmaBhokobhoko azohlaba ikhefu aze abuyele ensimini ngonyaka ozayo.
“Yebo, uJacques usebenzile njengomqeqeshi. Akumele simdlele umona. Amandla akhe angiwangabazi kodwa ngeke sikubalekele ukuthi ukudlondlobala kwakhe kugqame kakhulu esesebenza noRassie. Asenze okufanayo nangoSticks noHuman. Mina angisiboni isidingo sokuya ngaphandle siyothungatha umqeqeshi omusha. Laba bobabili sebeyalazi usiko lwamaBholobhoko.” kubeka uMtawarira.
AmaBhokobhoko abe yizwe lesibili ukunqoba iNdebe yoMhlaba imiqhudelwano ilandelana. Phambili ama-All Blacks yiwona abephethe lo mlando. Ayiphakamisa indebe ngowezi-2011 kwathi ngowezi-2015 ayivikela ngempumelelo. Elakuleli lidle isicoco salo sesithathu ngowezi-2019 ngaphambi kokuvikela isicoco kulo nyaka.
“AmaBhokobhoko yisikhathi sawo lesi. Lo mgqigqo abanawo akumele bawudedele. Kumele baqhubeke nawo kuze kushaye iNdebe yoMhlaba elandelayo.” kuphetha uMtawarira. Ukaputeni uSiyamthanda Kolisi usanda kumemezela ukuthi usazoqhubeka nokuhola iqembu kulandela imibiko yokuthi kungenzeka azibeke phansi izintambo uma sekuphela iNdebe yoMhlaba.