New Springbok coach Harry Viljoen has appointed Chris van Loggerenberg as his specialist skills coach.

Fitness coach Phil Mack retains his job, with Van Loggerenberg (pictured on the right) focusing on an aspect of the Boks' play which hasn't been up to scratch. Van Loggerenberg has previously excelled for Viljoen in this regard at Western Province, Natal and the then Transvaal.

Viljoen, who said Van Loggerenberg's brief would be to work on both attacking and defensive skills, told a newspaper: "Having Chris on board was one of my conditions. We need multiple skills.

"Defence has become so specialised. You need patience firstly and then a range of skills to break it down.

"You have to get over the advantage line and build momentum. Techniques such as presentation of the ball and running alignment are very important. I like to keep the ball up. As soon as you go to ground it's dead."

Viljoen is meeting with the SA Rugby Football Union on Monday to discuss his coaching and management team, while the role of his controversial special advisor, one-time journalist Mark Keohane, will also be scrutinised.

Chester Williams is expected to be named backs coach this week, while former Bok coach Ian McIntosh has also come into the mix. Sharks coach Rudolph Straeuli, earmarked as the forwards coach, has shown a reluctance to be involved, regarding it as "inopportune".

Andre Markgraaff made himself unavailable as assistant coach on two accounts - because of the Keohane appointment and because he was the victim of a campaign to discredit him. Despite reports on Sunday to the contrary, Markgraaff was told that Viljoen never really wanted him.

Commenting on McIntosh, Viljoen said: "I rated Mac(McIntosh) as the best SA coach in the last decade. His record spoke for itself."

Viljoen has warned the public of harbouring too high expectations ahead of the end-of-season tour, but as Nick Mallett discovered, losing is non-negotiable. Vision and appointing "spin doctors" count for little, it's results that matter.

"We need time to prepare and in which to do our research. I'm going on this tour to observe and naturally will try to fast-track things where I can," Viljoen said.

"But it's impossible to do so in 10 days. Ultimately, we're working towards the next World Cup."