Carel-Jan Coetzee made a promising start his career at the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and was one of the stand out players for the team in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge.
As an outside back and centre, he has limited opportunity to play at a higher level than the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. This is due to the positions in the team being highly competitive, and also due to the fact that there have been limited injuries for the Toyota Cheetahs at wing or at centre.