2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEN IN CHARGE
THIS WEEK… HEAD COACHES

Attention to detail: Jacques Nienaber, left, and Warren Gatland
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JACQUES Nienaber had been a back-seat Springbok coach for most of the time he has worked alongside South Africa’s 2019 World Cup mastermind Rassie Erasmus - and he was happy to be there. However, Nienaber has now moved to the front of the bus as the world champions prepare to send Warren Gatland’s 2021 Lions packing.
Nienaber does not crave the limelight, but, as the defence coach...