Stander building a legacy with Munster

If CJ Stander brings even half his fiercely competitive nature to bear on Munster’s journey into the lion’s den at Stade Marcel Michelin today, then the province should have nothing to fear from Clermont Auvergne.

The South African-born back row has bounced back from the disappointment of last week’s Thomond Park defeat to the French giants and is planning to turn the tables on the players who gave him and his under-par team-mates such a hard time on Saturday night, just one more step along his chosen path to making his big impact on his adopted province.

“It was a tough loss last weekend, very disappointing but this is a new week, a new game so we’ll move forward and we’re looking forward to it,” said Stander.