A real eye-opener as Stander revelling in blindside switch

CJ Stander has never shied away from the dirty work. Picture the Munster back row in action and it’s highly likely the image will involve a freeze frame of him with ball tucked under an armpit and ducking his head into contact for the umpteenth time.

On Saturday, though, he went above and beyond the call of duty at the Aviva, shortly after being joined on the Lansdowne Road turf by his wife Jean-Marie and daughter Everli who was born only last month.