{"id":293698,"date":"2023-10-20T09:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293698"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:25:06","slug":"south-african-tv-advert-brutally-rinses-wales-with-rugby-world-cup-dig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-league\/south-african-tv-advert-brutally-rinses-wales-with-rugby-world-cup-dig\/","title":{"rendered":"South African TV advert brutally rinses Wales with Rugby World Cup dig"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Rugby World Cup: Semi-final previews<\/h3>\n<p>South African energy drink company Switch Energy have made a brutal dig at the Welsh rugby team after their disappointing exit from the Rugby World Cup at the hands of Argentina. Warren Gatland\u2019s side were tipped to reach the semi-finals after being handed what was perceived to be a favourable draw, but lost 29-17 to the Pumas and swiftly packed their bags to leave France.<\/p>\n<p>Wales are still searching for their first-ever World Cup, having never reached the final and their continued woes were brought up by the drinks company, who are official partners of the South African national team, as they mocked the Welsh in a new TV advert set in a school.<\/p>\n<p>A science teacher shouted at two students who were disrupting the class, calling them \u201cRassie and Jacques\u201d in reference to Springbok\u2019s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and head coach Jacques Nienaber.<\/p>\n<p>As the teacher attempted to continue the lesson he said: \u201cSo this is a human skeleton\u2026\u201d before the Rassie character interrupted and shouted: \u201cNo, sir! That\u2019s a Welshman waiting to win their first World Cup!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>South Africa disregard Rugby World Cup record as England sent ominous warning[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-South-Africa-Wales-5023171.jpg?r=1697792108816\"><\/p>\n<p>The entire class erupted in laughter at the Welsh\u2019s record at the tournament, to which the teacher replied: &#8220;You know what? I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if one day you end up as a water boy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The two cheeky boys bumped fists after the water boy reference &#8211; as Erasmus acted in that position during the British &amp; Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021 as the director of rugby convened the rules to allow him to enter the field of play and give instructions to players during the match.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &amp; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Maro Itoje demands England &#8216;seize the moment&#8217; in Rugby World Cup rallying cry[INTERVIEW] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>South Africa star Reinach sent sickening death threats before England showdown[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England&#8217;s Ben Earl 18kg lighter than South Africa man mountain Duane Vermeulen[PREVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-South-Africa-Wales-5023173.jpg?r=1697792108866\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p> @switch_energy Our favourite WATER BOY! \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd #SwitchYourEnergy #yourenergy #DrinkSwitch \u266c original sound- Switch Energy Drink<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>World Rugby then altered their rules to disallow Erasmus from repeating his trick. The new law said: &#8220;Teams will be permitted up to two dedicated water carriers, but it cannot be a director of rugby or head coach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite another disappointing World Cup campaign, Gatland has insisted that he wants to stay on &#8211; even though there was talk of a break clause in his contract that takes him to the 2027 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the union want to get rid of me, that&#8217;s up to them,\u201d he said in a press conference before confirming that he wants to stay for at least another four years. &#8220;Absolutely. That&#8217;s the plan. I had a joke with Nigel [Walker, interim WRU chief executive] before and said &#8216;You can&#8217;t get rid of me&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think my contract said if we didn&#8217;t get out of the pool they had a clause that said they could get rid of me. I said: &#8216;If you do want to pay me off that&#8217;s up to you&#8217;. 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