His role may have changed significantly since he arrived at the Vodacom Bulls, but right now former Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee is relishing the opportunity to help his side sign off their short Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour on a high note against Benetton in Treviso on Friday night.
Coetzee, more the elder statesman these days in the squad, has had to take a backseat at times, through injury or selection, as Marco van Staden, Cameron Hanekom, Elrigh Louw and Celimpilo Gumede have been given more game time, but his influence will be huge as the Bulls look to sign off their tour on a high note.
“We understand there's a rotating policy that coach Jake implemented and he addressed it to the group from the beginning. So every time you get an opportunity, you just want to give your best and make sure you put your name in the hat. And that's what I'll be focusing on as an individual. Coetzee knows that his experience could well be the difference in those closing moments, just to keep players calm and focused on the task at hand.
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