Playing surface won't be determining factor for Snyman return, says Leamy

There is a perception that 4G pitches are less forgiving on players.

GUESS WHO'S BACK: RG Snyman during a Munster rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

If RG Snyman is to return to action for Munster on Friday night against Scarlets, it will not be determined by Musgrave Park’s playing surface, Denis Leamy has insisted.

The Cork stadium’s artificial all-weather pitch has given the city’s rugby fraternity a shot in the arm since it was installed in 2018, allowing for midweek community use and additional revenue streams through an annual concert series without any detriment to the quality of the surface for competitive games involving tenant clubs Dolphin and Sunday’s Well, Ireland’s Under-20s and Women’s teams and, of course, Munster.