Unsuspecting Nienaber central topic of discussion as crunch Boks-Ireland series draws closer
It didn't take long for poor Jacques Nienaber's name - or rather his influence - to come up in Ireland's first press conference in South Africa on Tuesday.
Anyone who knows the former Springbok coach and current Leinster senior coach has a fair understanding of how publicity shy he is. But as the man who took the world champions' infamous defence - swarm by suffocating swarm - to his new role at Leinster, he suddenly finds himself as a common point of reference for both sides in the build-up to the eagerly anticipated two-Test series between South Africa and Ireland.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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