'It's going to be months, not weeks' - Rowntree delivers Snyman injury verdict 

South Africa's World Cup success came at a cost for the second row, who now requires surgery on a chest/shoulder problem he sustained at Stade de France.

INJURY TROUBLE: South Africa's RG Snyman holds aloft his medal following victory over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup 2023 final. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

RG Snyman is facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines, Munster boss Graham Rowntree admitted on Tuesday as the South African World Cup winner prepares for surgery later this week.

Snyman, 28, has played just 10 times for Munster since his summer 2020 move from Japan’s Honda Heat, rupturing an ACL in a knee on his debut against Leinster that August and suffering another serious knee injury three games into his return to action in October 2021.