Upstart Craig Casey’s shades of World Cup winner

Munster defence coach JP Ferreira is the first to acknowledge that Faf de Klerk and Craig Casey are at contrasting points in their careers but he can think of nobody better than the World Cup winner for the young Limerick scrum-half to follow.

Casey, who made a huge impression in his first start for Munster in their 19-14 win over Connacht on Saturday, has previously name-checked the Springbok as a role model and Ferreira can see similarities between the two.