Nienaber: 'I think it’s a good opportunity for Jerry and I think he will be good for the Boks'

Rassie Erasmus has returned to combining Director of Rugby and head coach duties with the Springboks in the wake of Nienaber’s departure to Leinster and he has identified Jerry Flannery as the perfect candidate to take over the defensive reins.

SETTLING IN: Senior coach Jacques Nienaber speaks to the forwards during a training session on the Leinster Rugby 12 County Tour at Mullingar RFC in Westmeath. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Jacques Nienaber has said that he expects Jerry Flannery to be a good fit for South Africa when he takes on the mantle of defence coach within their international set-up later this month.

Although now in the role of senior coach at their provincial rivals Leinster, Nienaber previously worked alongside Limerick native Flannery during a 16-month stint at Munster that covered the entirety of the 2016/17 season and the opening phase of the following one.