Career
His regular position is tighthead property Youth / Blue Bulls / South Africa Schools
At high school level, Coetzee provincially represented the Blue Bulls at the Under-19 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2009, at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2011. After the latter tournament, he was also selected in a South Africa Schools team
He started for them in their 21–14 victory over France in Portuguese Elizabeth.
Natal Sharks / South Africa Under-20
After finishing high school, Coetzee moved to Durban to join the Natal Sharks academy. He made eight appearances for the Sharks U19 squad during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making eight appearances for his side as they reached the semi-final of the competition, before losing 35–46 to the Blue Bulls U19s.
He played off the bench in their opening match of the competition as they beat the United States 97–0 and in their next match against England in their 31–24 victory. He started their final pool match against hosts France, helping his side to a 26–19 victory which ensured South Africa finished top of their pool and qualified to the semi-finals.
He returned to domestic action for the Sharks U21 side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making six appearances off the bench throughout the season.
Coetzee"s season ended in similar fashion as at Under-19 level the previous year, with his side reaching the semi-finals of the competition before losing to his former side, the Blue Bulls. He again represented the Sharks U21 in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, this time making five starts for the side in a disappointing season that saw them miss out on the semi-finals by finishing in fifth spot on the log. In 2015, Coetzee started the season by representing university side UKZN Impi in the 2015 Varsity Shield.
He missed out on the final stages of that competition as he linked up with the Sharks XV squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup.
He made his domestic first class debut by coming on as a replacement in their 53–0 victory over the Border Bulldogs in their first match in the competition. He started their next match, a 12–32 defeat to Western Province a week later and remained in the starting line-up for the remainder of the competition, making a total of seven appearances as the Sharks XV finished sixth on the Southern Section log to miss out on the quarter finals.
