Boks will relish test against Six Nations champs Ireland, warns Nienaber

The Leinster defence coach is eagerly anticipating the meeting of the world's top two teams this summer.

Senior coach Jacques Nienaber during a Leinster rugby squad training session at UCD. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Eaten bread and all that… Three days since Ireland clinched back-to-back Six Nations titles, 10 since a Grand Slam slipped from their grasp in London, and thoughts turn all too quickly to the summer and a lip-smacking tour of South Africa.

Jacques Nienaber can understand this bubbling anticipation.