A NEW INJURY: RG Snyman, a lock for the Springboks, will be out for a little longer.
The world cup final against the All Blacks resulted in an injury to Munster’s standout lock, the team said in their squad update on Monday.
An announcement from Munster stated, “RG Snyman sustained a chest/shoulder injury during the World Cup Final and will undergo surgery in South Africa this week.”
It was not stated when he will return.
Throughout the past few seasons, Snyman has had numerous significant injuries. He underwent two significant knee surgery when he was a Munster player.
After one of those lengthy lay-offs, he returned to the playing field earlier this year and helped Munster win the United Rugby Championship title before rejoining the Boks ahead of the international season.
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Reunited with their Munster teammates after playing for Ireland in the World Cup are Tadhg Beirne, Dave Kilcoyne, Jeremy Loughman, Conor Murray, and Peter O’Mahony.
Calvin Nash was sidelined on Saturday due to a knee ailment; the medical staff will evaluate him.
This week marks the return to full training for Josh Wycherley (neck) and Simon Zebo (foot), who are both eligible to be selected.
Cian Hurley (ankle/achilles), Mike Haley (hip), Andrew Conway (knee), Patrick Campbell (ankle), and Niall Scannell (groin) are the athletes who are still recovering from their injuries.
The official World Rugby men’s dream team of the year has been named and it’s caused a very “terrible” stir
The inclusion of just one member from the world champion Springboks in World Rugby’s men’s fantasy squad of the year has caused debate among supporters.
The countries having the greatest player representation are France and Ireland, each with five, followed by New Zealand with four and South Africa with just one. Massive lock of Springboks The only member of the world title team that is featured is Eben Etzebeth.
sloppy head prop French players Cyril Baille, openside flanker Charles Ollivon, outstanding scrum-half Antoine Dupont, prolific try-scorer Damian Penaud, and goal-kicking full-back Thomas Ramos are the team. Ireland’s players include tighthead Tadhg Furlong, back-rower Caelan Doris, hooker Dan Sheehan, and centers Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose.
