Former head coach Jacques Nienaber has loved nice success since leaving the Springboks after the 2023 World Cup to hitch up with Irish membership Irish membership Leinster, who’ve misplaced only one sport within the URC and are overwhelming favourites to assert the title at a canter.
As was the case when he was with the Springboks, Nienaber has change into extremely widespread with the gamers in Eire, each revered for his on-field acumen and beloved for his caring off-field nature.
Leinster flanker Josh van der Flier is the most recent participant who has showered Nienaber with reward.
“He’s obtained loads of insights into how he’s managed to get one of the best out of the gamers who’ve performed with him. He’s clearly labored with a few of the finest gamers on this planet, and, as a double World Cup winner, you realize what he teaches works,” Van der Flier instructed Planet Rugby.
“From a non-technical standpoint, he’s an excellent motivator. He’s nice at getting you in the fitting state of mind and, actually importantly, he expects you to work as a teammate to others, one thing key inside the Springboks as we noticed in 2023. He talks about how it’s best to behave as a teammate.
“Jacques is absolutely good at ensuring the mindset of the entire group is targeted and as one,” he added. “From a technical standpoint, he provides an enormous quantity when it comes to particular person issues in defence and tackling, however his actual distinctive promoting level is inside the crew atmosphere. He provides a lot when it comes to the perspective individuals ought to have, and that’s motivating for the entire group.”
Jacques Nienaber has been missed by the Springboks
Nienaber’s contract is about to run out after the 2025-26 season, and one wonders whether or not he might then be tempted to additionally rejoin the Springboks in the identical style as Felix Jones, who was just lately added to a blockbuster teaching group.
If there was any means for good good friend Rassie Erasmus to rope Nienaber again in on the Springboks, it will really full a training ‘dream crew’ because the world champs look to go for a hat-trick of World Cup titles in 2027.
Present administration crew:
Head Coach: Rassie Erasmus
Common Supervisor: Charles Wessels
Assistant Coaches: Tony Brown, Deon Davids, Jerry Flannery, Daan Human, Felix Jones, Mzwandile Stick
Mobi-Unit Coach: Duane Vermeulen
Head of Athletic Efficiency: Andy Edwards
Legal guidelines and Self-discipline Advisor: Jaco Peyper
Efficiency Analyst: Paddy Sullivan
Technical Analyst: Lindsay Weyer
Sport Scientist: Sebastian Prim
Workforce Physician: Dr Jerome Lehlogonolo Mampane
Physiotherapists: Dr Anuerin Robyn, Lance Lemmetjies
Logistics Supervisor: JJ Fredericks
Operations Supervisor: Zintsika Tashe
Media Supervisor: Zeena Isaacs van Tonder
Dietician: Robyn Moore
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