Ruan Pienaar sadness as he prepares to say farewell to Ulster

World Cup winner Ruan Pienaar will get to say his farewells in front of a full house at the Kingspan Stadium this evening when Ulster take on top dogs Leinster in a Guinness PRO12 dead rubber derby.

The large crowd will pay homage to a magnificently talented player and an absolute gentleman. The Springbok scrum-half, who arguably has been the most talented import into the Celtic League, has recovered from a back spasm suffered in the opening minutes of last week’s defeat to the Ospreys.

Due to the IRFU’s intransigence in not allowing Pienaar to stay in his adopted city, he will now say a sad goodbye to Belfast and the fans who have idolised him since he first pulled on an Ulster jersey back in 2008.