Fifth-place Munster welcome Scarlets to Musgrave Park this Friday night for their round 15 URC clash. They head into the game just two points behind fourth-place Glasgow and will be looking for a bonus point win to make a push for the top four.
The Irish province are seen as heavy favourites, albeit with an inexperienced team that is missing a large cohort of their squad to Six Nations duty.
RG Snyman returns for Munster
While Munster may be going into the game without star lock Tadhg Beirne, RG Snyman looks set to make his long-awaited rugby return after being named on the bench for Friday's game.
Snyman arrived on these shores in 2020 but his time there has been plagued by injuries. After rupturing his ACL on his Munster debut in 2020 and suffering setbacks in his rehab, as well as an infamous fire pit accident, the Springbok was sidelined until late 2021.
Upon his return, Snyman played just three games for the province before disaster struck again with the same injury.
Despite worries that Cork's artificial pitch might hinder his return, Denis Leamy has confirmed it won't be an issue. Should he play this weekend, it will be just his fifth Munster game since 2020 and his first taste of action in nearly seventeen months.
28 February 2023; RG Snyman, left, and Jean Kleyn during a Munster rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
Snyman arrived at Munster off the back of a world cup winning season with the Springboks that saw him appear in every single game of that campaign. A sold-out Musgrave park will be hoping that he finds that form again under the Friday night lights.
If his last return is anything to go by, the place will be absolutely bouncing come 7:35pm on Friday night.
This was the reaction the last time RG Snyman made his return from injury. 🔊
I think it might go up a decibel or two this time around, if that is possible. pic.twitter.com/7frdm3u9c0— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) February 27, 2023
Munster fans ecstatic about Snyman's return
Snymans's return has caused the Munster faithful to go absolutely mad on social media and why wouldn't they?
Not only is it great to see a player oh his ability back in red after such a difficult time, but having a world cup winner fit and available for selection is a huge bonus.
RG SNYMAN IS AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION #SUAF pic.twitter.com/VSeS931eiP
— Three Red Kings (@threeredkings) February 27, 2023
RG Snyman is back, Happy to see that man back..
— Rainer (@Middii_) March 2, 2023
The words “RG Snyman is available for selection” just made me so giddy with anticipation for this Friday😜 #SUAF https://t.co/GjHuny6mh8 pic.twitter.com/3p5iOGhNL3
— Daithí Ó (@hakaman) February 27, 2023
It should be a fantastic occasion.
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