Johan 'Rassie hamelech’ Erasmus is a World Cup winning South African rugby union coach and former international player. He is the former Director of Rugby of Irish provincial side Munster, having previously served as General Manager: High Performance Teams for South African Rugby Union. As of 2018, Erasmus is the South African national team's head coach, doubling up on his duties as the first ever SARU Director of Rugby, which he was appointed towards the end of 2017. After South Africa won the 2019 Rugby World Cup, he was awarded the World Rugby Coach of the Year in 2019.