Leinster boss says Nienaber should ‘savour the moment’ after winning a second World Cup on Saturday
South Africa’s head coach Jacques Nienaber celebrates after defeating New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho. Now that the 51-year-old has earned a second World Cup winner’s medal, his attention will soon turn to defence coach duties in Ballsbridge.
Despite regular contact, Cullen insists he has only discussed timings with Nienaber; no videos of training have been shared. “I just let him focus on doing his thing at the moment.”Nienaber does manage to watch back to see how his new charges performed defensively at the RDS, he should be reasonably happy. After shipping 40-plus points in Glasgow last week, Leinster held the Sharks away from their try line until the dying embers of an already-decided game.
Defence wasn’t the only improvement that helped Leinster’s comfortable win. The scrum which creaked so badly last week held firm. The narrow attacking game which saw a number of carriers held up over the line in Glasgow was replaced with more variety in the 22 on Saturday. For all that inventiveness, though, Leinster scored their second try thanks to a close-range carry from Max Deegan. Propelled by two team-mates latching on to him, he marked his 100th Leinster appearance with a score and a player of the match display.Leinster survived errors creeping into the game, particularly Lee Barron’s sinbinning for a high tackle early in the second half, to register three more tries, and the bonus point.
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