Allister Coetzee looks on after he was unveiled as the South Africa Springboks' new rugby coach in Randburg, outside Johannesburg, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa coach Allister Coetzee has made a tactical change for Saturday’s decisive test against Ireland by naming winger Ruan Combrinck in his starting lineup.
“Ruan gives us the option of a right-footed kicker which we don’t have in the team to counter Ireland’s tactic of kicking down our left-hand side," Coetzee told a news conference on Thursday ahead of the third test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
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