RG Snyman now has greater respect for James Ryan's breakdown work

When asked if he found Ryan to be a better player having now trained and played alongside him, he admitted there are some areas of his game he now has a greater respect for.

NEW FRIENDS: James Ryan, left, and RG Snyman of Leinster after the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Munster at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

After previously becoming accustomed to locking horns with him on the international stage, two-time World Cup winner RG Snyman is now glad to be in a position where he is sharing second-row duties with James Ryan at Leinster.

While a succession of injuries dictated that he didn’t face him during his four-year stint with arch-rivals Munster, Snyman did come up against Ryan in South Africa's 13-8 defeat to Ireland in the pool stages of the 2023 RWC.