MUNSTER have signed Cheetahs prop Wian du Preez on a two-year contract.

The kick-off times for the ten matches of next year's tour of South Africa by the British & Irish Lions have been confirmed.

ENGLAND boss Brian Ashton has backed his squad of “part-timers, plumbers and decorators” to tackle a job their critics believe is mission impossible — challenging the Springboks in South Africa.