Leinster 'streetfighter' Joe McCarthy looks forward to learning from RG Snyman 

Leinster’s Joe McCarthy was player of the match against Munster on St Stephen's Day

Leinster's Joe McCarthy is presented with the BKT United Rugby Championship Player of the Match medal

He may have been player of the match at Thomond Park on St Stephen’s night, but Leinster’s Joe McCarthy believes he has so much more to learn and is relishing the opportunity to add RG Snyman to his pool of advisers.

That will be a bitter pill to swallow for Munster supporters with news of Snyman’s exit at the end of the season and the double World Cup winner’s decision to join Leinster adding to the still raw disappointment of Tuesday’s 9-3 URC defeat to their old rivals. Yet that will not worry the 22-year-old Ireland international on the back of a powerhouse performance against the Reds.