New Springbok Coach to be Announced in April
SA Rugby (SARU) confirmed on Friday that they hoped to announce the identity of the new Springbok coach following the Annual General Meeting at the start of next month. Oregan Hoskins, President of SA Rugby, confirmed that a preferred candidate had been identified and that the recommendation would now be considered by the General Council. […]
SA Rugby (SARU) confirmed on Friday that they hoped to announce the identity of the new Springbok coach following the Annual General Meeting at the start of next month.
Oregan Hoskins, President of SA Rugby, confirmed that a preferred candidate had been identified and that the recommendation would now be considered by the General Council.
Although SARU did not identify the possible candidate, local press have speculated that it could be either Allister Coetzee or Rassie Erasmus. ‘Toetie’ Coetzee (52) currently coaches a top league side in Japan. Erasmus (43), who played for the Springboks, is General Manager of High Performance Teams of SARU.
Hoskins said: “The High Performance committee examined a list of potential coaches and identified their preferred candidate against a set of pre-determined criteria.
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“In broad terms we were looking for someone with a proven track record at an elite level; someone who would embrace the objectives of our Strategic Transformation Plan and someone who would understand the public demands of the job and what that entails.
“The Executive Council accepted the High Performance committee’s recommendation some time ago and the preferred candidate’s name will now be set before the General Council.”
Hoskins said that the preferred candidate would not be in attendance of the Council meeting as his appointment would be dependent on their decision.
The AGM takes place on 1 April at the Southern Sun Hotel in Newlands, Cape Town. The meeting starts at 11h00.
Main Source: SARugby.co.za