Allister Coetzee: Young Boks have the right stuff
Saturday’s win over France in the first Test keeps Boks’ 11-year unbeaten streak at Loftus intact as coach lauds young team
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee is not a meteorologist but he knows one spell of heavy rain is not enough to end a drought. Saturday’s 37-14 win against France at Loftus Versfeld was Coetzee’s first since the 18-10 win against Australia at the same ground. It kept the Boks’ 11-year unbeaten streak in Pretoria intact even though admittedly they have not played New Zealand there since 2006. With the nightmare of 2016’s four wins from 12 matches not forgotten by South African fans, Coetzee appealed for 2016 to be banished to history, but knowing one defeat could set the cat among the pigeons. "We’ve closed the chapter on 2016. We’ve really closed it now with a young and inexperienced side. I’ve selected the best side I can for this series and I’m really pleased with the performance. It’s about the performance and not the win because when the team plays like it did, it is a step in the right direction. "We’re not a team playing not to lose, but we’re a team that has got the belief in t...
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