RG Snyman keen to make up for lost time with Munster

RG Snyman says he wants to make every game count as he nears the end of his time at Munster, and the South African believes the province are timing their run well in their bid for back-to-back BKT United Rugby Championship titles.

Six wins in a row in the URC have taken Munster up to third place in the table with three rounds to go, with the defending champions looking well-placed for a home quarter-final.

Victories in their final three games could even see them climb up into the top two, which would ensure home advantage in a potential semi-final.

Should he stay fit, Snyman has anywhere from three to six more games left with the province before he makes the short trip up the M7 to join Leinster this summer.

The Springbok World Cup winner has endured a luckless run of injuries since he joined in the summer of 2020, making just 15 appearances for Munster in that time.

And the imposing lock says he's looking to make up for lost time in his final months at Thomond Park.

"It's the last bit that I can contribute to Munster, so as committed as I've been since the day I’ve got here, I just didn't have the opportunity [to play]," he told RTÉ Sport.

"It’s almost all of the chances I’ve missed, that I’m trying to put into the opportunity I do have now."

The 29-year-old's shock move to Leinster was confirmed in December, after Munster were unable to keep the non-Irish qualified second row to a third contract.

Snyman (above) admits to feeling nervous about how his future move to Munster's biggest rivals would be received by the supporters, but says any encounters with Munster fans around the province have been positive.

"It is what it is, and I expected things to go a certain way, but I must say the people have been really nice about it, and