Successive derby wins have boosted morale but Munster still have work to do. By Garry Doyle Monday 10 May 2021, 6:45 AM Mon 6:45 AM 7,985 Views 10 Comments
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IT WAS APPROACHING 11pm on Friday when Johann van Graan sat in front of a screen to speak to us on zoom. Night had fallen yet shadows were lifting.
From the moment he arrived into this Munster job way back at the tail end of 2017, van Graan has been repeatedly reminded of two things. First, what went on here in the noughties, when Munster won two Heineken Cups; second, what is still going on at the neighbour’s gaff, where Leinster are the Pro14’s dominant force.
); We re keeping them in the loop - Munster updating Springboks on Snyman fitness ahead of Lions tour
The South African lock will have minor surgery on a fresh knee injury this week. By Declan Rooney Wednesday 5 May 2021, 11:44 AM 3 hours ago 2,939 Views 6 Comments
RG Snyman.
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MUNSTER RUGBY ARE keeping the Springboks updated on the fitness of RG Snyman ahead of the Lions tour of his native South Africa.
Twenty-three-times capped Snyman sustained a fresh knee injury in training this week and will have a ‘minor’ surgery on the injury in the coming days.
While Munster were unable to put an exact time scale on his return other than ‘a number of weeks’, defence coach JP Ferreira remains hopeful that the powerful lock will be able to play some rugby before the end of the season – be it in
Munster and Van Graan ready to embrace final feeling
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Mike Haley celebrates with Munster team-mates after his individual try against Connacht
It will be the province s first Pro14 final in four years, in which time they have lost three semi-finals, while also losing on three occasions at the same stage in the Champions Cup.
Now the South African will look to steer Munster to silverware on 27 March after edging past Connacht in what was effectively a semi-final given the league standings.
Joey Carbery came off the bench to kick the match-winning 68th-minute penalty, and despite trailing 10-7 at the interval, the hosts showed the big-game nous when it mattered, setting up a final date with either Leinster or Ulster.
James Ryan will become better with age, according to former Ireland lock Paul O Connell.
Ryan, 24, has won 32 caps since make his debut in 2017, and is widely tipped to make the Lions squad, at least, when the next tour to South Africa, scheduled for this summer, takes place.
O’Connell soldiered in the second row for Ireland and the Lions for 13 years and finished up with 115 caps to his name.
The Limerick man, as Ireland forwards coach, now gets a chance to work closely alongside Leinster s Ryan, who captained Ireland during the Autumn Nations Cup, and backs him to improve with experience.
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In response to this, rapturous response Hermanus said: Our UK release of Moffie has been nothing short of amazing. Our film has been widely and enthusiastically celebrated by the UK press and it makes me, and I m sure, everyone else who worked on