Munster tradition swayed my decision to join, says de Villiers

JEAN DE VILLIERS claims he is looking forward to making himself part of the Munster ‘family’, citing the province’s tradition as a powerful motivating factor in his decision to join.

The Springbok centre took in last Friday’s 19-17 pre-season win over Sale Sharks at Musgrave Park as part of a flying two-day ‘familiarisation’ visit.

And he says he’s looking forward to building on that good start when he links up with his new team-mates following the conclusion of the Tri-Nations.