Rassie Erasmus has locked horns with Warren Gatland on more than one occasion, but the South African coach has pleaded with the Welsh public to show his opposite number “some respect” as they prepare for what is being touted as his final game.

Wales have lost 11 successive Test matches, while Warren Gatland has only won six out of 23 Tests in his second spell in charge of the team.

Coaching can be a lonely place, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus says, insisting that under-pressure Wales counterpart Warren Gatland has not become “bad” overnight. Gatland has overseen a national Welsh record of 11 straight Test defeats,