Will Nienaber’s Ireland impact prove costly for the Boks?

Mike Greenaway mike.greenaway@inl.co.za

Ireland star Josh van der Flier has praised the impact made by Jacques Nienaber at Leinster – and that cannot be good for the Springboks as they look forward to hosting the Irish next year. The men in green will be coming to South Africa on a mission after losing out on the Webb Ellis Cup when they had been hotly tipped to win it for the first time. They beat the Boks in a fiercely contested pool game, only to be knocked out by the All Blacks in the semis while the South Africans went on to defend their title. Unquestionably, Ireland will see next year’s two-Test July series in South Africa as a revenge mission of sorts. And that is why it won’t sit well with Bok supporters…

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