News came out this week that Leinster coach and former South African coach Jacques Nienaber will not be making a return to South Africa for the Rugby World Cup preparations in 2027, as the former Springbok coach has signed a new contract with Leinster Rugby.
MORE HERE: 🚨Irish Rugby LEGEND announces his retirement with immediate effect ..
✍️ Jacques Nienaber has signed a contract extension with Leinster through to the end of the 2026/27 season. pic.twitter.com/VF5eTlCxj5
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) September 15, 2025
Here are some of the comments online ..
Jacques really chose rainy Dublin over helping the Boks💀 at least he’s still coaching somewhere , unlike the Wallabies, who are out here getting coached by the scoreboard every weekend
Maybe he’ll only come back to coach SA as his own man outside of Rassie?🤷🏽♀️
I mean we’re chasing 3 peat, can’t imagine a more ideal place to coachRassie needs the skills coach of the Stormers . Labib levy , current wp coach . Could improve the ball skills of the guys seeing they wanting move the ball around more . Stormers managed to get it right he could teach the Boks guys a thing or two
His family is way too settled there that my presumption is that it never looked likely he would return to the Bok camp anytime in the next couple of years, better chance of being the next Head Coach of Ireland when that opens up..
That’s not a blow, Nienaber was in the shadows anyway no impact on Bok set up, Goodluck coach
What skills did Labeeb Levy couches the WP CC team anyway? Rather keep him away from Bokke. It’s funny to notice so many coaches involve with national team, which can be confusing for the players. People are being retrenched at workplaces, while coaching teams are growing as well as their salaries.