PRAGMATIC APPROACH:
Undefeated Allister Coetzee on a wave, but not getting carried away
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has a strut in his step and a twinkle in his eye again after a string of positive results have seen him fight back from the brink of being sacked to being the only undefeated tier one Test coach in 2017. The Springboks have won five in a row in 2017‚ after winning four out of 12 Tests in 2016. Even the mighty All Blacks and the resurgent England have lost Tests in 2017. The Boks also won their first away game under Coetzee, beating Argentina 41-23 in Salta last weekend and are now top of the Rugby Championship standings after two rounds. The Boks scored five tries in Salta‚ which was the first time, beside the 2015 World Cup, they have scored more than four tries away from home. They have also only conceded eight tries in five Tests this year. Life could not be better for Coetzee and his team. But Coetzee also knows it will become tougher in the coming weeks as the Boks take on the Wallabies in Perth and the All Blacks in Albany. Australia have just ...
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