Allister Coetzee, duh – although the name of those supporting him may be less familiar to many rugby fans.

You can watch Allister talking live HERE, but let’s run through his backroom staff for the full picture on who is leading the Boks forward.

This screenshot from Robert Marawa’s Twitter account:

If you’re not familiar with Mzwandile Stick and those other names here’s a run down from Sport24:

Former Springbok Sevens captain Mzwandile Stick will join Johann van Graan as assistant coach, with Ian Schwartz carrying on as team manager.

Van Graan is retained in his role as assistant, while Stick joins the coaching staff after a stellar playing career with the Springbok Sevens, where he was the captain and also a member of the team that won the World Series title in the 2008/09 season. Last year, Stick coached Eastern Province to the Provincial Under-19 title.

The Springboks’ strength and conditioning will fall under Dr Warren Adams, while the medical team will consist of Dr Jerome Mampane and physiotherapists Vivian Verwant and Tanu Pillay.

The experienced Verwant, who has been part of the Springbok management since 2007, is retained in his position and he will be joined by Pillay, who has done duty with the Springbok Women’s and the Sevens Women’s teams for a number of years.

Adams and Mampane join the Springboks after performing similar roles for the Junior Springboks the past three years.

Three experienced members complete the backroom staff in JJ Fredericks (logistics), Rayaan Adriaanse (media) and Annelee Murray (PR), all of whom bring with them many years of experience in their respective fields at international level.

Sorry Peter de Villiers, looks like your return to Bok action will just have to wait.

[sources:sport24,sport24]

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