NIENABER ONDER DRUK

FOR Leinster fans, there were two burning questions after their team lost 37-34 to Northampton Saints in the Champions Cup at the weekend, and to answer them, former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was under the blowtorch.

- BY MIKE GREENAWAY

Nienaber, the Leinster defence coach, did press conference duty ahead of his team’s United Rugby Championship match this week against Zebre, and was primarily asked why the defence was swak and why Leinster did not take a shot at goal at the death to force the match into extra time.