There was much debate last year during the international season after the incumbent Adriaan Strauss announced he would be retiring at the end of 2016 from international rugby, with many expecting Coetzee to try and find a successor to the hooker for the 2017 season.
But the results of the 2016 season, added to Coetzee’s own battles for his own job have made this almost impossible.
Ideally the Springbok captain needs to be based in South Africa, and it is hoped that the new 30 tests rule will aid Coetzee in finding and keeping the right candidate in the country at the moment.
