The Boks host Ireland at Newlands in the first of three tests in June and go into the games with not just a new coach, but also a new captain in Adriaan Strauss and nine uncapped players in what is the largest overhaul of the squad since their quarterfinal exit at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
"It's a very exciting squad that's been put together, there are a lot of new faces and young guys," Bath flank Louw told reporters on Sunday. "Something like that always injects a new energy into the team so I am really looking forward to getting out there this week and training with the boys."
With one eye on the next World Cup in Japan, Coetzee is building for the future and Louw says that drives the more established players who have been retained from the Heyneke Meyer era.
