Rassie Eramsus at the end of the final "There were days when Siya had no food" – Rugby World Cup – Rugbymeet

The words of disappointment of Eddie Jones (in his second defeat in the final) are opposed to those of joy of Rassie Erasmus:

Eddie Jones: "I don't know why we didn't play well today. We kicked stones for four years, and of course this is not easy. We came here to become the first team in the world, but we will be remembered as the second."

"In any case I am proud of the team, of the commitment and of the work done, for how they took to the field. Unfortunately this was not enough"

"The only thing that matters to me now is to drink a few beers. And then tomorrow. And then also on Monday"

Rassie Erasmus arrives at the world victory at his first World Cup: "I won the World Cup in the first year of participation. That first game (with the All Blacks, ed) it served us to better manage the pressure. We were terrible that week, we were tense, but from there we learned to manage the quarter-finals and the semi-finals ".

And then he talks about how being born in South Africa encourages people to redeem: "There are days when you don't know if you will have food, if you go to school, if you have shoes to wear. I see Siya, there were days when he had no food. Today he is the captain of this national team and he won the Cup of the world".

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