Springbok coach Allister Coetzee is likely to be axed by SA Rugby in the new year, but the blame for the team’s poor performances in the past two years do not lie squarely on his shoulders, says former World Cup winner Joel Stransky. The Boks have been victorious in just 11 of their 25 Tests under Coetzee, a win ratio of 44% that is well below the 65% the country has maintained in its 126-year history of playing international rugby. The team also set a number of unwanted records including a 57-0 loss to New Zealand and a first defeat to Italy. Local media have reported that Coetzee is a "dead man walking" and his exit is now a matter of process, with newly appointed director of rugby Rassie Erasmus set to head an interim coaching team. "I don’t think Allister has covered himself in glory and results have been poor," Stransky said. "But I also don’t think we can look at him in isolation. There are too many provincial unions … and the local coaching structures are poor. "The system ha...
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