“I don’t think people value me here”- South African coach's future uncertain

The Rugby World Cup-winning coach of the Springboks stated that his possible departure is due to feeling undervalued in Ireland.

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Nienaber is under contract with the Irish province until 2027, but during a press conference on Monday, he was asked about his future with the club.

“Let me put it to you this way. Who fires you? Do you know who fires you? The public, the media, they fire you,” he said.

“Not the CEO (Shane Nolan). He doesn’t fire me, but you guys fire us, fire all coaches, because the pressure builds up and builds up, and the fans then build the pressure on them, and then they (the board) just ask this and say, ‘listen lads, I think we must part ways’.

On why he felt his future was uncertain, despite being a part of a Leinster set-up that reached the Champions Cup Final and are one game away from another URC final, Nienaber added: “Because I don’t think people value me here.

“You could just hang there and take your cheque, but no. They don’t want you there.”