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'Rennie's in their head': McHardy on Rassie’s scrum eruption following Springboks victory
Sport Nation • August 31st, 2026 2:44 pm
Springboks' coach Rassie Erasmus shakes hands with New Zealand counterpart Dave Rennie | Photo: EPA
The Springboks took the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour 33-26 in Cape Town, however, the scrum debate took all the headlines post-match.
“The scrums were better tonight.” Dave Rennie said in the post-match press conference.
“We’ll give a bit of feedback on that. It’s still a bit of an issue for us because they’re able to walk around and go straight through our tighthead. There are a couple of technical things we’ll share again.”
Rassie Erasmus, who spent the better part of his post-match press conference giving credit to his opponent, changed his tune upon hearing the comments from Rennie.
The outraged Erasmus ripped through Rennie’s comments and referee Angus Gardner, saying that “it’s the first time in history that people are talking about us walking around. Why would we all of a sudden walk around?”
Daniel McHardy shared his thoughts on the debate on Sport Nation’s Mondays with McHardy saying that “Maybe Rennie’s in their head."
Watch McHardy's monologue in full below:
All Black bad... Bokke good... McHardy reacts to South African outrage | Sport Nation Afternoons
