CJ Stander happy to put hand up and leave Ireland call to Schmidt

As you would expect to hear from a Munster captain, CJ Stander was putting team above the personal as the pressure valves were released at Thomond Park.

Yet as another man of the match award puts the structural integrity of the Stander mantelpiece to the test it is increasingly difficult to ignore the performances of this particular individual and the contribution he is making to his province through testing times.

Even more so with the RBS 6 Nations looming large and the Ireland coach watching in the stands.