THE FINAL WHISTLE
MARK KEOHANE: Time to let the sun set on Bok coach’s darkest days
SA’s rugby bosses need to admit they got it wrong in appointing Allister Coetzee and they need to advertise the position of Springbok coach. Endless reviews will be meaningless and a further waste of time. South African Rugby Union (Saru) president Mark Alexander finally said something in public after the Boks’ historic first defeat yet to Italy. He did it via a press statement. It was a start, as Alexander hasn’t uttered a word since being elected. But what he said was the equal of telling us a band-aid had been applied to the Springboks. The situation requires more drastic steps. Coetzee simply isn’t good enough. He wasn’t good enough and his appointment should not have happened. His inexperienced and naïve support staff are equally out of their depth. The consequence is the worst yet calendar year in Bok history, which concludes against Wales on Saturday. Coetzee alone should not be in the firing line. Those who felt him the best to lead the Springboks to the top of rugby’s summi...
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