RG Snyman: Springboks are world champions but Ireland are now world's best

On Saturday, all going to plan, the Munster man will be one of seven forwards released from the sideline pen by Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber against the Irish.

THUMBS UP TO IRELAND: South Africa's RG Snyman after the 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match at the Stade de Marseille. Photo credit: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

RG Snyman looked for all the world like a villain plucked from Hollywood central casting.

The giant Springbok had been asked if he was ready to break some Munster hearts this weekend and the menacing, if theatrical, laugh said it all.