Rassie, Allister: We're not available

Published: Monday, 24. October, 2011 in category Super Rugby

Western Province duo of Rassie Erasmus and Allister Coetzee have declared themselves unavailable for the Springbok coaching job and have no interest in the position at this time.

Erasmus and Coetzee were widely regarded as the front runners to take over from Peter de Villiers and become a new coaching team at the helm of the South African side.

Erasmus has been with the team as the technical advisor during the World Cup, but has stated that he only intended to stay with the side for the duration of the tournament and will continue to work as Western Province director of rugby.

Coetzee - who had a stint with the Boks as one of Jake White's assistant coaches - has indicated that he has another year to run on his contract with Western Province, which he intends to honour. Therefore, he has made it known that he is unavailable for the job.