[3][4] Coetzee made his international debut for South Africa on 6 July 2002 in a match against Samoa at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, which the Springboks won 60-18.
In June 2003 he played in two tests against the Scottish in South Africa, which were both won by the Springboks.
He subsequently played in the following test against Argentina in Port Elizabeth in which he scored a try.
After playing in the 2003 Tri Nations Series against Australia and the All Blacks, he was included in the Springboks 2003 Rugby World Cup squad.
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