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Time to say goodbye: Nienaber, Foster play final acts on rugby's grandest stage

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Outgoing Springbok and All Black coaches Jacques Nienaber and Ian Foster.
Outgoing Springbok and All Black coaches Jacques Nienaber and Ian Foster.
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PARIS. - Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand marks the last dance for their respective coaches, Jacques Nienaber and Ian Foster, albeit to somewhat different tunes in their departures. 

Nienaber’s move to Irish giants Leinster is a dignified one, with no form of ill-will towards his employer.

Foster, on the other hand, will be unceremoniously replaced by Scott Robertson at the end of the World Cup regardless of Saturday's result in a move that was pre-determined by New Zealand rugby bosses long before the tournament started.

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