CJ Stander: ‘Contracts are the last thing on my mind’

Stander also spoke of difficult times when he first arrived at Munster from his native South Africa in 2012 and the support given by the late Anthony Foley

CJ Stander was on hand to announce the Tackle Your Feelings Pro app add-on as part of the #ImTakingControl campaign which encourages people to ‘Take Control’ of their mental wellbeing using principles from both sport and positive psychology. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

CJ Stander is putting contract uncertainty aside, living in the present, and loving every moment.

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s lives these past nine months and the Munster and Ireland star is no different. Back in autumn 2017, Stander had concluded negotiations with the IRFU on a three-year central contract. This time around, the governing body is in the midst of a financial crisis, grateful for €18m from the Government’s Resilience Fund for Sport just to keep it afloat in the hope it can soon start selling tickets again.