Complex sentence: Danie Craven was appointed coach in 1949, and started his coaching career winning ten matches in a row, including a 4--0 whitewash of New Zealand on their 1949 tour to South Africa.
Split into simpler sentences: Danie Craven was appointed coach in 1949, and started his coaching career with a bang. The Springboks won ten matches in a row, including a 4--0 whitewash of New Zealand on their 1949 tour to South Africa.