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.
Murray got to know Nienaber when he was an assistant coach to Rassie Erasmus - the current Springboks director of rugby - at the Irish province for the 2016/17 season.
"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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