Humming Leinster attack a real positive for Jacques Nienaber 

Nienaber is of the belief that it is attack rather than defence that wins games at the highest level. 
Senior coach Jacques Nienaber during Leinster Rugby squad training at UCD in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Senior coach Jacques Nienaber during Leinster Rugby squad training at UCD in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

While a strong rearguard is viewed as a key ingredient for any successful team, Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber is of the belief that it is attack rather than defence that wins games at the highest level. 

Over the course of the last two weekends, Leinster have kept clean sheets against Harlequins and Glasgow Warriors in the knockout rounds of the European Champions Cup. 

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