‘Brendan Venter would get involved in training and whack players harder than anyone’: Untold stories of Saracens coach from devout Christian and GP to a referee’s nightmare, his golf-course plan that beat England and why ‘intense doesn’t do him justice’
Nick Mallett’s door was always open at the 1999 World Cup. His Springboks were urged to feed back on tactics and two were particularly forthcoming: Rassie Erasmus and Brendan Venter.