RG Snyman undergoes skin graft operation on burns from firepit accident

Snyman now looks set to miss South Africa's tests against the British and Irish Lions

RG Snyman now looks set to miss South Africa's tests against the British and Irish Lions. (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Munster second-row RG Snyman has undergone a skin graft operation and looks set to miss South Africa's tests against the British and Irish Lions.

A report in South Africa said the skin transplant was undertaken as the burns on Snyman's knee were more severe than initially believed.