Jacques Nienbaber extolled the strengths of the Vodacom Bulls as the Pretoria outfit gears up for a must-win clash with Irish giants Leinster at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Jake White’s troops host in the Vodacom URC semi-final on the Highveld. The Bulls host Leo Cullen’s charges in a Vodacom URC semi-final in Pretoria that tees up to the July series between the Springboks and Ireland in the Republic.
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Two-time World Cup winner Nienaber joined Leinster as senior coach in November, and the former Bok boss has unpacked the challenge that awaits the men from the Emerald Isle this week.
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰!”
After today’s Captain’s Run, Jacques Nienaber spoke about the trip for the squad to South Africa, and this week’s preparations in Pretoria.#BULvLEI #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/jZIkHDoLu8
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