
Munster sweat over Bok lock
Munster are set to receive a backline boost with the return of a South African speedster, but will be without Springbok lock Jean Kleyn for the @Vodacom URC clash with the Lions.
Munster are set to receive a backline boost with the return of a South African speedster, but will be without Springbok lock Jean Kleyn for the @Vodacom URC clash with the Lions.
Eben Etzebeth will partner Franco Mostert in the Springbok second row against Wales on Saturday after Jean Kleyn was forced to withdraw from the match-day 23.
Preparing for his first Test since the World Cup final, Jean Kleyn knows the Springboks are in for an armwrestle against a desperate Wales outfit in Cardiff on Saturday.
World Cup-winning lock Jean Kleyn will join the Springboks in Scotland on Friday in place of the injured Ruan Nortje, who has been ruled out of the rest of the UK tour.
Faf de Klerk, Jean Kleyn and Trevor Nyakane are reportedly the first of an ageing crop of Rugby World Cup winners who Rassie Erasmus has begun culling from the Springbok squad.
Munster have included Springbok World Cup winner Jean Kleyn in a 32-man squad for their Vodacom URC clashes against the DHL Stormers and Sharks in the Republic.
Jean Kleyn will make his long-awaited return from injury, with Thaakir Abrahams set to make his Vodacom URC debut for Munster against Connacht on Saturday.
Munster have confirmed that Springbok lock Jean Kleyn has returned to full fitness ahead of the new Vodacom URC season.
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There’s still no clarity on a potential return to play for the injured Jean Kleyn, as Rassie Erasmus also sweats the availability of fellow Springbok lock Lood de Jager.