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South Africa coach Allister Coetzee insists he should not be blamed entirely for the Springboks disastrous year. The Springboks complete a dreadful 2016 against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday with Coetzees future in some doubt.South Africa have lost seven of their 11 Tests this year - including a record 57-15 defeat to New Zealand and a first-ever home loss to Ireland - and on Saturday were beaten by Italy for the first time in 13 attempts. In the wake of that 20-18 defeat in Florence, SA Rugby president Mark Alexander appeared to cast doubt over Coetzees future by releasing a statement questioning results and performances.Alexander also promised an end-of-season review after coming up against a Wales side who have been holding their own inquest after squeezing past Japan 33-30 on Saturday. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! But Coetzee said: Its been a tough year and I can take responsibility for a lot of things. But I only got started in April and there are challenges in South African rugby that are unique to us.Theres no excuse for the poor performance, but there are discussions happening and it is looking really positive.This is a great opportunity to address the problems and clean out the wounds. We need to diagnose and treat the symptoms of it.In the 21 years since our World Cup win in 1995 weve only had four good years, and if we continue what weve been doing youre not going to see any different result. South Africas players show their disappointment following their 20-18 defeat to Italy last Saturday Weve got this chance to make South African rugby come first and become aligned. There has to be a South African way of playing and that is starting to come around.Theres a lot of dark clouds, but the silver lining is there I believe.The 53-year-old has extensive coaching experience in South Africa at both Western Province and the Stormers.Coetzee led Super rugbys Stormers for five years until 2015 before succeeding Heyneke Meyer as Springboks coach.We are low in confidence and well try our best to try and fix the problems, Coetzee said. Saturday was dreadful and no-one can be happy with that result.We are in a bit of a hole at the moment and the buck stops with me. It is my responsibility to get the team out of that hole. Highlights of Englands opening Autumn International against South Africa at Twickenham Asked about his own future after the Wales game, Coetzee replied: I have signed a four-year contract and Ill do my best to make sure we perform this weekend.Whatever happens, happens. But Ive got a four-year deal and we want to end this tour on a good note.I can promise you this weekend is going to be a physical battle decided by small margins.South Africa and Wales are two very passionate rugby countries and nationals coaches have a massive responsibility on their shoulders.I dont know about the (criticism of the) Welsh, but I do know they are a quality Test side.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Howley wary of Boks backlash Coetzees darkest moment WATCH: Greenwoods Favourite 5 Team of the week (SportsNetwork.com) - The Calgary Flames will try to avoid dropping two games in a row for the first time in almost a month as they play host tonight to the New Jersey Devils. The Flames had a three-game winning streak come to an end with Thursdays 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. It was only Calgarys third setback in the past 10 games. Paul Byron, Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman scored and Jonas Hiller allowed four goals on 22 shots. Widemans goal was his eighth of the season, most among all NHL defensemen. We dont want to lose two in a row. Were in a position to respond, said Flames coach Bob Hartley. Weve been responding very well since the start (of the season). Calgary is, in fact, 7-0-1 this season in games following a loss, with its lone losing streak an 0-1-1 span on Oct. 25-28. The Flames will end a five-game homestand tonight and Karri Ramo is expected to get the start in net. He is 1-0-3 in his career versus the Devils with a 2.37 goals against average and .931 save percentage in five games (4 starts). Calgarys last home game of the month will feature the return of a familiar face in New Jersey forward Mike Cammalleri. The 32-year-old has spent 3 1/2 of his 13 NHL seasons with the Flames. He skated with the club in 2008-09 and posted a career-high 39 goals and 82 points before signing a five-year deal with Montreal the following offseason. The Flames then re-acquired him in a trade with the Canadiens on Jan. 12, 2012 and he finished out that campaiggn with 11 goals and 19 points in 28 games with Calgary.dddddddddddd Cammalleri notched 26 goals and 45 points in 63 points with the Flames last season and then signed a five-year, $25 million deal with the Devils during free agency. One notable difference Cammalleri has seen with the Devils is the goaltending situation. While Hartley has rotated Hiller and Ramo all season, Cory Schneider set a New Jersey club record on Friday night with his 20th straight start to begin a season. The workload didnt slow down Schneider on Friday versus Edmonton as he made 29 saves in a 2-0 victory. It marked his second shutout of the season and 14th of his career and came on the night he broke Martin Brodeurs Devils record of 19 consecutive starts to open the 2001-02 season. Adam Henrique and Tuomo Ruutu each scored and Eric Gelinas tallied two assists for the Devils, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the third time in nine games. You look at the standings, you look around the league, weve got to get on a roll here. We needed to start somewhere, Devils coach Peter DeBoer said. New Jersey wraps a four-game road trip on Tuesday in Vancouver against Schneiders former Canucks club. He figures to start that game, but it is unknown if DeBoer will finally rest his No. 1 goaltender and go with backup Scott Clemmensen tonight. The Devils have been outscored 10-5 over a three-game series losing streak to the Flames, and Calgary is 4-0-1 in the past five meetings at home. ' ' '