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Munster dealt RG Snyman injury worry ahead of Northampton clash
By Josh Raisey
Munster duo RG Snyman and Calvin Nash have emerged as doubts ahead of their Investec Champions Cup round of 16 clash against Northampton Saints on Sunday at Franklin's Gardens.
The pair both missed Munster's recent United Rugby Championship victory over Cardiff at Thomond Park, and their club have confirmed that they are being monitored in the build-up to their pool stage encounter with the Saints.
The South African is still battling the illness that ruled him out of the Cardiff match after originally being named in the starting squad. He was replaced by Tom Ahern in the starting XV shortly before the match started. Nash, meanwhile, has a leg injury, with a decision to be made later this week as to whether they can make the European encounter.
Snyman missed the 26-23 home defeat to Northampton in January, and was likely to be an influential addition to Graham Rowntree's side as they aim at producing an upset against the Gallagher Premiership leaders.
Elsewhere in the squad, flanker Jack O'Donoghue is available after missing the victory over Cardiff with a knock.
Munster will arrive at Franklin's Gardens on the back of four successive wins in the URC, with their last defeat coming against the Saints. Northampton will be buoyant after a statement win against Premiership champions Saracens on Friday, although they did have their ten-match winning streak snapped by Bristol Bears the week before.
It is no coincidence that this upturn in form has occurred since Snyman made his return to action following an injury in the World Cup final last year. His potential absence could therefore be catastrophic in Munster's pursuit of a quarter-final place.
In their latest injury update, Munster confirmed the list of players that remain out, including Oli Jager (knee), Fineen Wycherley (knee), Dave Kilcoyne (shoulder), Diarmuid Barron (foot), Roman Salanoa (knee), Jean Kleyn (knee/eye), Paddy Patterson (knee), Liam Coombes (shoulder), Patrick Campbell (shoulder).
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It is if he thinks he’s got hold of the ball and there is at least one other player between him and the ball carrier, which is why he has to reach around and over their heads. Not a deliberate action for me.
Go to commentsI understand, but England 30 years ago were a set piece focused kick heavy team not big on using backs.
Same as now.
South African sides from any period will have a big bunch of forwards smashing it up and a first five booting everything in their own half.
NZ until recently rarely if ever scrummed for penalties; the scrum is to attack from, broken play, not structured is what we’re after.
Same as now.
These are ways of playing very ingrained into the culture.
If you were in an English club team and were off to Fiji for a game against a club team you’d never heard of and had no footage of, how would you prepare?
For a forward dominated grind or would you assume they will throw the ball about because they are Fijian?
A Fiji way. An English way.
An Australian way depends on who you’ve scraped together that hasn’t been picked off by AFL or NRL, and that changes from generation to generation a lot of the time.
Actually, maybe that is their style. In fact, yes they have a style.
Nevermind. Fuggit I’ve typed it all out now.
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