Familiarity will lead to tight affair, insists Leinster's Nienaber

Jacques Nienaber is anticipating a tough battle at Irish Rugby HQ from Richie Murphy’s side.

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

There might be five places and 25 points separating them in the United Rugby Championship table ahead of their meeting at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow evening (kick-off 7.35pm), but history has told Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber not to expect anything easy from interprovincial rivals Ulster.

While the defence specialist enjoyed two wins over Ulster during the one full season (2016/17) he was part of the Munster coaching team alongside his fellow South African Rassie Erasmus, they had to fight tooth and nail for victory in both of those fixtures.