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10 years on, Japan loss still rankles Boks boss Erasmus
Bangkok Post
|October 30, 2025
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus can still remember where he was when Japan beat the Springboks in arguably the greatest rugby union upset of all, but insists his focus will be firmly on the present when they face the Cherry Blossoms at Wembley on Saturday.
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Rassie Erasmus
The Springboks head into this weekend's encounter as back-to-back world champions.
It was a very different story at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England as Japan's Karne Hesketh crossed for a last-minute try to complete an extraordinary 34-32 comeback win against South Africa in a pool match that became known as the 'Miracle of Brighton'.
This story is from the October 30, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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