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‘I WAS BASICALLY A BACHELOR WHO WAS MARRIED’
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FOR 26 years she was married to Mr Rugby and watched from the sidelines as he became the nation’s darling, moulding a group of men into heroes through his ability to lead, motivate and inspire. Nicolene Erasmus kept things on track at home, raising their three daughters while her husband flew around the world making history with the Springboks.
Rugby was Rassie Erasmus’ life and he swept the country along with him. He was the guy who wept about how the Boks pulled people together, who could shape talent and recognise character, who united a team and made them the best in the world.
But being the wife of a guy like Rassie wasn’t easy – and Nicolene had finally had enough. She’d endured a lot, including rampant rumours her husband was having an affair, and she finally called time on her marriage.
Rassie wasn’t at the high court in Cape Town on a chilly autumn morning at the end of April when his marriage officially ended. Nicolene appeared alone before Judge Hayley Slingers