CJ Stander receives king’s welcome in South Africa

Southern Kings 22 Munster 39: There was a carnival atmosphere at Outeniqua Park on Saturday and while it seemed for a time that the Southern Kings were going to spoil CJ Stander’s homecoming, Munster’s superiority shone through in the end as they cantered home.

Over 200 Munster fans contributed to a wonderful afternoon and evening of entertainment, with a game between two local teams getting everyone fired-up in a curtain-raiser that had some jaw-dropping hits and tackles.

The crowd of over 6,000 went mad during this game and, while nearly half of them headed for the exits before the main event, there was still a cracking atmosphere for Munster’s first game on African soil.