Rowntree gives Snyman the nod to start for Munster

CONFIDENT: Head coach Graham Rowntree and attack coach Mike Prendergast during a Munster Rugby squad training session at Thomond Park in Limerick. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Graham Rowntree is confident RG Snyman is fit and ready to start for Munster against the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday after just two appearances off the bench in his comeback from a serious knee injury.

The South African lock goes head to head with team-mate Jean Kleyn against fellow Springbok World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth and former Munster man Gerbrandt Grobler in a fascinating second-row match-up in this Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 clash in Durban and head coach Rowntree is backing Snyman to rise to the occasion on his competition debut.