Jacques Nienaber has hit again at accusations that Leinster flouted World Rugby’s guidelines banning coaches from waterboy duties.
The previous Springbok coach showcased his tactical savvy by performing as a waterboy for Leinster within the Champions Cup ultimate in opposition to Toulouse final week.
Contemporary off successful consecutive Rugby World Cups with South Africa, Nienaber joined the Irish giants this season beneath Leo Cullen.
World Rugby’s 2022 edict banned administrators of rugby and head coaches from serving as water carriers. Nonetheless, Nienaber exploited a loophole on Saturday beneath his title of senior coach.
Throughout a second-half stoppage, he engaged in an intense dialogue with EPCR officers however was permitted to proceed, and was even noticed giving a staff speak to Leinster gamers.
“I don’t come from a training background. I didn’t have the bodily attributes to grow to be a top-end rugby participant, however God gave me brains, so I wished to be concerned in rugby,” Nienaber has been quoted within the media following Leinster’s defeat by Toulouse in London on Saturday.
“I went and studied my a**e off to grow to be a physio after which via that I transitioned into energy and conditioning after which into changing into a defence coach, and it nearly feels to me now Leinster and Jacques try to bail out the system. I’m not!
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“I don’t perceive why individuals suppose I’m making an attempt, or we’re making an attempt to, play the principles. There’s nothing sinister in it.
“It’s simply my path to changing into a coach was completely different from different coaches and I don’t perceive why I must be penalised by that and why individuals suppose there’s one thing sinister, there’s nothing sinister.”
Toulouse inflicted extra cup ultimate heartbreak on Leinster as they have been topped kings of European membership rugby for a record-extending sixth time following an exhilarating 31-22 extra-time win.
“You attempt to take a look at it as unemotional as attainable, and there’s quite a lot of issues, however I believe there’s in all probability three issues that stand out,” Nienaber mentioned.
“The primary one is did you win the sport? No. That’s the largest factor and crucial one. Then the second I’d say was our self-discipline, however not essentially self-discipline, as in giving penalties away, however self-discipline by way of maintaining continuity with ball in hand. We gave too many turnovers away.
“After which the third is continuity, our breakdown, and credit score ought to in all probability go to Toulouse and the way they slowed our ball down, so we struggled to generate constant fast ball, particularly once we bought into their 22. These are the three obvious points I’d say.”
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