S5 Ep10: Johann van Graan on Rassie, the Springboks, and Bath’s Rise

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Alex, Hask, and Tins are joined by Bath Head Coach Johann van Graan, whose high coaching IQ has propelled Bath to the top of the Premiership. With a crucial England v South Africa game looming, Johann reveals the tactical genius that makes Rassie Erasmus the best coach in the world and how the Springboks have evolved into the World's Number 1 side.

With a CV that spans Super Rugby, Springboks, URC, and now the Premiership, Johann shares insights into the adaptability and composure required to coach at the highest levels of sport.

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0:00.0	Joining us in studio today is Bath Head Coach, Yohan Van Grand.
0:04.0	We love the game in our house.
0:05.0	Our little daughter, she sings, come on your bath now, so...
0:09.0	Good.
0:10.0	How much contact do you have with Asirazmas nowadays?
0:12.0	He understands how to win a rugby game.
0:14.0	He's got this gift of understanding what players and people of the field you need to put together in a mix to get a winning team.
0:22.0	He absolutely loves South Africa.
0:23.5	You mentioned Sia.
0:24.4	Can you just give us a snapshot of how important he has become?
0:27.8	He's one of the global icons in terms of what it is to be a man.
0:31.7	And I think Sia is a normal human being and he'll acknowledge that himself.
0:35.3	And I respect him so much.
0:36.6	That's what I've gone wrong.
0:37.7	We're saying England not actually as far away as the results would suggest. You need a bit of anger.
0:41.8	It's going to be physical. On the one hand, South Africa, they are going so well, so proud to
0:46.7	watch them and flip side England, they'll get there. At the end of the day, I love rugby.
0:52.9	Really? I haven't the last hour and a half, I love rugby. Really?
0:55.8	I have the last hour and a half.
0:57.1	I have not to take that up.
1:01.3	Into the final moments, Alex Payne trying to keep this side going forward.
1:05.3	Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat largely about himself.
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