Rassie Erasmus is the current General Manager: High Performance Teams of SARU in South Africa. Erasmus played mainly as a flanker for the Springboks at international level, for the Free State Cheetahs and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup, and for the Cats in the Super 12. He served as captain of the Cats, leading them to the 2000 Super 12 semifinals, and also captained the Springboks once. Erasmus started his professional rugby career with the Free State in the Currie Cup. By 1997 he had been called up for national duties with the Springboks, and made his debut on 5 July against the British and Irish Lions in Johannesburg, which the home side won 35-16. In his next match for the Springboks, on 23 August that same year, Erasmus played the Wallabies, starting at flank, and scoring a try for South Africa in only his second match, which the Boks went onto to win 61-22 in Pretoria. In November he played another four games for the Boks, scoring tries against Italy and France as well. Erasmus had firmly established himself as a starting flanker for the Boks by the time the international season had come about in 1998. 

November 5th, 1972 in Port Elizabeth (Age 52)