Munster statement: RG Snyman to undergo surgery after World Cup final injury
South Africa and Munster lock RG Snyman is set to undergo surgery in South Africa this week, the United Rugby Championship champions have confirmed.
The 28-year-old sustained a chest/shoulder injury in the World Cup final against the All Blacks last week at the Stade de France, having featured in the final 30 minutes of the Springboks' victory after replacing Franco Mostert.
Snyman has not returned to Munster yet after spending the last week with the Springboks during their celebrations in South Africa. Now that he will remain in South Africa for his operation, there is no confirmation as to when he will return to Munster nor how long his recovery time will be.
The lock was a pivotal member of South Africa's famed Bomb Squad at the World Cup, with perhaps his most vital intervention coming in the second-half against England in the semi-final, where he scored the only try of the match which clawed the Boks back into the contest.
Since joining Munster in 2020, Snyman has been beset by injuries and spent two years out of action with multiple ACL injuries. After only returning to action at the beginning of the year, he was able to remain fit throughout the rest of the season as Munster went on to win the URC, allowing him the opportunity to earn his place back in the Springboks squad.
Elsewhere in the Munster squad, Tadhg Beirne, Dave Kilcoyne, Jeremy Loughman, Conor Murray and Peter O’Mahony have also rejoined the squad following Ireland's World Cup campaign.
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> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
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