CAPE TOWN, Dec 5 : South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has been handed a four-year contract extension through to 2031, giving him two more Rugby World Cups to aim for, SA Rugby announced on Friday.

Erasmus has won the last two World Cups with the Springboks, as coach in 2019 in Japan and as Director of Rugby in France in 2023 but still de facto in charge.

He now has another six years at the helm of the team, who finished the year in devastating form and are early favourites for a hat-trick of titles at the next World Cup in Australia in 2027.

He will now also be in charge for the 2031 finals in the U.S.

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