Felix Jones: Rassie Erasmus brings a ‘buzz’ back to Munster

Considering he is a Dubliner from a Leinster background whose career had been blighted by injury from the time he came south in 2009, the reaction in the Munster camp to the enforced retirement of Felix Jones last October may have surprised some.

However, the plaudits arrived thick and fast, led by Paul O’Connell, who declared that “Felix is one of the greatest players who has ever played for Munster”, while he extolled his values of “drive, attitude and mental strength”.

Head coach Anthony Foley observed that “he was a leading example in the way he applied himself through his work rate, commitment and attention to detail.