Rassie looks set to 'get his way' on Nigel Owens appointment

Rassie Erasmus looks set to "get his way" with SA Rugby's executive committee to give the green light on bringing Welsh refereeing guru Nigel Owens on board to assist the Springboks.

Rapport newspaper reported on Sunday that Erasmus will hear on Monday whether he can bring Owens on board for the Boks' World Cup campaign in France later this year.

However, it appears a done deal that SA Rugby will allow Erasmus to bring Owens on board.

"The coach (Erasmus) always gets his way," a source told the Afrikaans publication.

Another source added: "The Springboks are the very first priority for SA Rugby. Team management knows better than anyone in a committee room what the team needs most to succeed.

"When they have done their job and identified those individuals, proper processes will follow."

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Erasmus told reporters in Stellenbosch on Wednesday that Owens would not only be working with the Springbok players, but also as the communication bridge between the Boks and World Rugby. 

"We've tried in different ways. I've made some errors there, and I think there were some errors on both sides, but the Springboks and South Africa are much bigger than us having our scuffles and disagreeing with one another.

"There are a few other options, but Nigel was the first guy I was after when we had our first coach's planning meeting.

"Maybe we just don't understand this. Maybe we just don't have the insights of how these guys see us in the way we come across. I had a good discussion with him.

"We must take those things to the [SA Rugby] steering committee and get them approved, but I had a discussion with him and he explained his situation to me and I explained to him