Rarely can the presence of one player have prompted so much intrigue in the rich history of Leinster v Munster battles
RG Snyman at Croke Park on Friday for the Leinster captain's run ahead of the URC clash on Saturday. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho’s fault that he suffered two ACL injuries. It’s not his fault that Jean Kleyn’s South African qualifications were revived by Rassie Erasmus. It’s not his fault thatdecided to release him and, this column understands, informed him of their decision in the immediate aftermath of their World Cup win.
Injuries restricted Snyman to just 20 appearances in his four seasons with Munster and their supporters are resigned to him surpassing that total in his first season with Leinster, whose fans will no doubt take gleeful delight in his every positive action. Starting this evening. RG Snyman and Jean Kleyn celebrate with the URC trophy after Munster's win over the Stormers in Cape Town in May 2023. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
But it left Munster with two Springbok locks, meaning one had to go. Even if they’d been allowed to keep both, they’d have been criticised for blocking the likes of Tom Ahern and Edwin Edogbo. David Nucifora apparently wasn’t too thrilled but his time as IRFU performance director was reaching an end and the deal was pushed over the line, not least as Leinster had decided to release Jenkins – yet another twist in this curious series of events – so it was one Springbok replacing another.
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