Munster boss shocked to learn of RG Snyman’s Leinster move

Munster coach Graham Rowntree says he was surprised to learn that RG Snyman will be joining Leinster next season.

Rowntree goes on to say that it is the nature of professional rugby that Munster was unable to grant him a contract extension, and Leinster came in to snap him up.

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RG SNYMAN’S LEINSTER MOVE SHOCKS MUNSTER COACH

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He is a little stunned to see the big man staying in Ireland though.

“It was a huge surprise, I’m not going to lie,” Rowntree told reporters ahead of Munster’s Boxing Day clash with the self same Leinster according to Planet Rugby.

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“I wasn’t fully aware of where he was going, and there was chat of him going to Bath to see my old mate and his former coach Johann van Graan.

“There was chat about him going back to South Africa. Yeah, I was surprised. This is a business, isn’t it?”

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THAT’S RUGBY

The Munster coach revealed that the Province was unable to offer Snyman a new contract and that he had no reservations about Snyman’s commitment for the remainder of the season.

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“I sat down with him the first week in November and said there wasn’t a contract for him, unfortunately. Within a couple of weeks, this news is upon us; he’s going to Leinster,” he said.

“There we go, we deal with it, we row on. I have no doubt about his commitment to us to the end of the season. We have seen it in the last couple of days, in particular, but it is what it is.

“We can’t determine where he goes, I’m the bloke sitting in front of him saying we haven’t anything for him. As I say, we can’t determine where he goes.

“It’s not like we have been outbid by Leinster. We had nothing for him. That’s business. I am quite able to move on. I have more things to consider on my mind at the moment than this.”