Cardiff — "Are you throwing in the towel?" Springbok coach Allister Coetzee was asked as he headed to a door inside the cavernous Principality Stadium in Wales on Saturday night. "Who‚ me?" he asked in return. "You know me." The defiant coach says he is not going anywhere despite his team’s 24-22 defeat at the hands of a depleted Wales here. The defeat‚ the second on this tour after their opening-match meltdown against Ireland‚ casts a shadow over Coetzee’s future. Wins over France and Italy brought momentary respite on this tour but the latest defeat will again crank up the heat on the coach, who has to face an SA Rugby review shortly. He was asked if he expected to still be the Bok coach when England visit SA in June 2018. "I signed until 2019. That’s what my contract says. "The team has grown and there is a lot of improvement. Last year it was not the case. "Last year we didn’t win a game on tour. This year we won two. There is progress." He pointed out that the team had lost jus...
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