Sean O’Brien believes structures that are already in place at the province will remain after Jacques Nienaber’s arrival.
IT MAY ONLY be a temporary measure, but Sean O’Brien has been embracing his extra responsibilities in the early weeks of Leinster’s 2023/24 campaign.
Following an opening round defeat to Glasgow Warriors, Leo Cullen’s men subsequently bounced back with bonus point triumphs at home to The Sharks and Edinburgh over the past two weekends. Because Nienaber isn’t expected to assume his duties for another few weeks, O’Brien is continuing to look after the defence for the time being with Sunday’s away trip to Dragons in the URC next on the agenda.
“I am having great conversations with Goodie on the attack side as well. I like doing both sides of the ball and it is just learning at the minute for me. It’s a lot of hours, I will say that. You know that as a player, but when you are part of it you see how much goes into it from all angles. It’s been very enjoyable.”
“He was still involved with South Africa and most of our players were playing with Ireland, so you could see from his perspective that he wasn’t going to divulge too much until the WC was over. “We have definitely tried to bring a bit more line speed, in terms of my own system, but we are definitely not defending like the Springboks are. That’s been made clear to the lads, I’ve spelled that out to them.
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