Coetzee's cumulative record vs last 3 coaches

Coetzee's cumulative record now reads: Played 25, won 11, lost 12, drawn 2, for a win percentage of a mere 44%.

It makes sense to compare Coetzee's first two years in the job to his three most recent predecessors.

Heyneke Meyer: Played 24, won 17, lost 5, drew 2, for a win percentage of 71%

Peter de Villiers: Played 25, won 17, lost 8, for a win percentage of 68%

Jake White: Played 25, won 17, lost 7, drew 1, for a win percentage of 68%

It's therefore clear South African rugby has gone backwards at an alarming - and embarrassing - rate of knots in recent times.

Coetzee's seven victories in 2017 came against without question the weakest France side in recent memory, now ranked ninth in the World Rugby rankings (4); 

Argentina, who have hit rock bottom in recent times having incredibly won only 8 off their 27 Tests since the last World Cup (2); and Italy, ranked 14th in the world (1).

Morne Steyn did not gift a win for Coetzee - he was pathetic and the Boks won despite him.   Kicking 5 conversions - which most other players would have kicked - does not make him a wonderkid.

As to Meyers's record one has to look at the results in his last year as a coach - since those stemmed from his deficiencies as a coach which left Coetzee with a bankrupt set-up.   Both Coetzee and Meyer was pathetic as coaches and one wonders why Coetzee is not fired because of not meeting the 65% benchmark.

Maybe SARU has decided not o fire him - but merely   to use him as a figurehead with no real powers and no real impact on selection and  the game plan to be used.