Jaco Taute is loving life in the Munster jersey

Jaco Taute: ‘I get along with everyone so well and get along with the coaches, especially the players, my team mates. It has been great.’

Jaco Taute was central to a considerable degree of controversial negotiations between Munster director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and IRFU player-boss David Nucifora for several weeks before it was confirmed he would remain a Munster player until end of the season.

There were those who believed Munster received favourable treatment when it was announced Taute and Francis Saili, both centre three quarters, would remain on the province’s books in apparent contradiction of the IRFU’s rules governing the limit on overseas players in the same position.