Fun is over and CJ Stander is ready for action

CJ Stander spent Friday afternoon outside his comfort zone and it had nothing to do with the sponsored car that carried him from Auckland to Whangarei.

The Munster hero, who will make his Lions debut at Eden Park against the Blues tomorrow, spent his day getting to know his travelling companions Dan Cole and Jon Davies but rather than acting out an outdated joke regarding an Englishman, Irishman and Welshman, the unlikely trio were busy bonding as they stopped off at a middle school in North Cross, North Auckland, for a visit.

“Yeah, it’s been great,” Stander said of his touring experience. “We did a community thing on Friday and it was good to get out to see different cultures and different people and see a different part of life outside of rugby.We were three boys together. It’s quite nice to learn the different personalities in the team and see different people mix together.”