Settled Kleyn reveals ambition to play for Ireland

Munster’s South African lock Jean Kleyn has revealed his desire to represent Ireland at Test level.

The 24-year-old left Cape Town and the Stormers two years ago, signed by Munster’s then director of rugby Rassie Erasmus having slipped through the Springboks net, overlooked at U20 level and for subsequent national team camps.

His arrival in the autumn of 2016 means he will be eligible for Ireland selection under existing World Rugby residency rules in September 2019, although Erasmus’s return to the South African fold as his home union’s director of rugby will mean Kleyn will no longer be flying under the Boks’ radar.