Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray has warned his teammates that if there is one thing he knows about South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber from his time at Munster, it is to expect the unexpected.
Ireland are expecting the Bok coaches to come up with"new plans and tricky little things" in Saturday's Pool B encounter at the Stade de France.Murray says the Boks are"a difficult outfit" to play against,"on both sides of the ball".Ireland scrumhalf Conor Murray has warned his teammates that if there is one thing he knows about South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber from his time at Munster, it is to expect the unexpected.
"But they are the type of guys who come up with new plans and tricky little things in new games, so you have to be prepared for everything." Two Six Nations Grand Slams and a historic series win in New Zealand last year number among them but Murray still professes to being nervous.
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