Jacques Nienaber rugby player
Jacques Nienaber rugby player

Jacques Nienaber

16th Oct 1972 1.80m/90kg Head Coach

Springbok squad to face Georgia

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok Head Coach Jacques Nienaber has named his squad of 23 to take on Georgia on Friday evening.    Much intrigue will surround the performance of the 3 debutants in Rosko Specman,...

How the Springboks could line up against Georgia

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienaber takes control of his first test match as the Springboks head coach on Friday when the World Champions take on Georgia.    Having taken over from Rassie Erasmus after the...

Erasmus and Nienaber's reaction to Conor Murray's captaincy

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The reaction of Springbok coaching duo, Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, to the appointment of Conor Murray as captain of the British & Irish Lions has been a positive one, according to a...

Springbok pair cleared to join training camp

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster have confirmed that centre Damian de Allende and lock RG Snyman have been cleared to travel to South Africa.   The pair will continue their respective recoveries under the care of the Springboks’...

Springboks confirm venues for Georgia Tests

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that the two Tests against Georgia, as a precursor to the Castle Lager Lions Series, will be played in Gauteng to give the Springboks a jump-start as they return to international...

SA Rugby working 'really hard' to get Cornal Hendricks in the Springbok set up

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SA Rugby is pulling out all the stops to ensure that Cornal Hendricks represents the Springboks once again, Bulls head coach Jake White has confirmed.   Hendricks missed three years of professional...

Munster Rugby Injury Update

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following an accident over the weekend the below player update has been issued by the Munster Rugby medical department.       Mike Haley, CJ Stander, Damian de Allende and...

Who could replace Duane Vermeulen in the Springbok line up and why Coetzee was omitted

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

'We are fearing for the worst.'   Those were the words of Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus when queried about Duane Vermeulen's injury after the announcement of the Springbok squad to play...

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber explains Morne Steyn's test recall

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Morné Steyn is in line to experience the rare honour of facing the British & Irish Lions for a second time after claiming a recall to the Springbok squad featuring several Rugby World...

Rassie Erasmus explains why Cornal Hendricks did not make the Springbok squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rassie Erasmus has explained the omission of Bulls centre Cornal Hendricks from the 46-man Springbok squad for the British & Irish Lions series.   One of the biggest talking points after the...