Rowntree 'very happy' with Kleyn plan amid reports on seriousness of eye injury 

The 30-year-old was ruled out for the remainder of the season in January when Munster announced that due to his slow recovery from the eye issue, he would undergo knee surgery.

ON TRACK: Jean Kleyn of Munster is likely to return this summer, if not the early autumn. Pic: David Fitzgerald, Sportsfile

Graham Rowntree has moved to clarify Jean Kleyn’s fitness status after reports the South Africa lock’s season-ending eye injury was worse than first thought.

Kleyn, who was capped by the Springboks off the back of a strong campaign in Munster’s URC title-winning team last summer and added a World Cup winner’s medal to his league success in 2023, sustained the injury on his seasonal debut against Leinster last November 25.