Jacques' last dance: World Cup final will close Bok chapter for Nienaber
PARIS. - The Springboks have neatly side-stepped the sub-plot of Jacques Nienaber and Felix Jones leaving at the end of the Rugby World Cup - and understandably so.
Performing in the tournament has always been the imperative and now that the final, where the Springboks will be facing the All Blacks at the Stade de France on Saturday, has been reached, the matter of goodbyes can finally be dealt with. Nienaber, who joined the Boks as defence coach with then-head coach and now SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus in 2018 before taking up the main gig in 2020, will be leaving for Leinster.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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