World Cup-winning Springbok Jean Kleyn is poised to make his return to the sector for the primary time since November final 12 months after recovering from an eye fixed harm.
The 31-year-old is but to play a match in 2024 after injuring his eye enjoying for Munster towards Leinster shortly after getting back from South Africa’s triumphant World Cup marketing campaign in France, the place he performed the ultimate 20 minutes of the ultimate.
The severity of Kleyn’s harm elevated as final season progressed, with fears rising that it may have been career-ending.
However in an harm replace shared by Munster on Monday, the United Rugby Championship outfit revealed that Kleyn is again in full coaching forward of their season-opener towards Connacht on Saturday.
It is a increase for each Munster and South Africa, with Rassie Erasmus coping with a mini lock disaster presently, albeit with depth in that place unseen by any group in rugby historical past.
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The Springboks are additionally with out Franco Mostert, who has a damaged leg, Kleyn’s former Munster teammate RG Snyman, who’s recovering from a foot harm, and Lood de Jager, who has a shoulder harm.
With two matches remaining within the Rugby Championship and the Springboks sitting in a wholesome place on the prime of the desk, it’s extremely unlikely that Kleyn will characteristic of their squad, as, in spite of everything, they may solely have another match after this weekend.
Nonetheless, the previous Eire lock can now make a push to characteristic on this planet champions’ November internationals, the place they may face Scotland, England and Wales.
Elsewhere within the Munster squad, Ethan Coughlan has joined Kleyn in returning to full coaching, whereas Dave Kilcoyne is rising his coaching load with a return to full coaching in sight.
Winger Diarmuid Kilgallen, in the meantime, is a recent concern, and can now start a interval of rehabilitation for a leg harm.
Seven gamers – Brian Gleeson (shoulder), Cian Hurley (knee), Tom Ahern (ankle), Rory Scannell (ankle), Paddy Patterson (knee), Edwin Edogbo (Achilles), Roman Salanoa (knee) – stay out for the province.
