{"id":14160,"date":"2025-10-30T07:34:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T05:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/springbok-coach-shows-respect-to-jones-ahead-of-match\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:47","slug":"springbok-coach-shows-respect-to-jones-ahead-of-match","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/springbok-coach-shows-respect-to-jones-ahead-of-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Springbok coach shows respect to Jones ahead of match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has paid tribute to Japan coach Eddie Jones ahead of their upcoming clash, recalling how opponents have often caught the Boks by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on past matches, including a tense encounter in Brighton ten years ago and Japan\u2019s near-upset of Australia in Tokyo last week, Erasmus singled out Jones as a respected strategist and peer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEddie speaks his mind, and I admire that,\u201d Erasmus said. \u201cWhen I was banned, he was one of the first to call and offer support. I have a lot of respect for him. We even have a bottle of South Africa\u2019s finest wine waiting, but it only gets handed over if we win, so if he wants it, he\u2019ll have to let us win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The friendly banter highlights the mutual respect between the two coaches as the Springboks prepare for what promises to be a competitive match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14161,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-14160","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has paid tribute to Japan coach Eddie Jones ahead of their upcoming clash,","published_date":"2025-10-30 09:34:01","news_description":"Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has paid tribute to Japan coach Eddie Jones ahead of their upcoming clash,","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18946,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14160\/revisions\/18946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=14160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}