THE FINAL WHISTLE
MARK KEOHANE: Wales match will trumpet the end of Allister Coetzee’s tenure
Wales in Cardiff will bring an end to Allister Coetzee’s inglorious two-year tenure as Springbok coach. It is appropriate that the final rites on Coetzee will be delivered in an arena that could easily double as rugby’s cathedral. If the Millennium Stadium is the game’s rugby place of worship then the prayers of most South African rugby supporters will finally be answered and we won’t see Coetzee with the Boks again. Coetzee’s two-year tenure has largely been a mess, from the infamous home defeat to a 14-man Ireland in Cape Town in his first Test in charge, to his team conceding 57 points in successive Tests to the All Blacks, to the record 38-3 defeat against Ireland in Dublin. There was the other historic low of losing to Italy a year ago in Florence and fortunately the Italians went into free fall after their 15 minutes of fame and subsequently haven’t put together 15 minutes of anything ever since.The Italians, in losing 35-6 to the Springboks in 2017, were as awful as they have...
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