SA Rugby confirms Rassie Erasmus' Twitter account 'hacked'
South African Rugby has issued a statement confirming that the Twitter account of Springbok director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been hacked.
Erasmus saw himself trend on social media at the weekend after his verified account retweeted a pornographic video.
He later issued a series of tweets saying his account had been hacked.
The short statement reads:
"Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, has confirmed that his Twitter account, @RassieRugby, has been hacked and that he no longer has access to or control of the account.
"The issue has been reported to Twitter and will hopefully be resolved speedily. Any content appearing under the handle should be disregarded as being posted by a malicious hacker until further notice."
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