Disaster for Munster and RG Snyman as the lock re-ruptures ACL in Scarlets win

IT has been confirmed that RG Snyman sustained a re-rupture of his cruciate ligament in Sundayโ€™s United Rugby Championship win against Scarlets.

The 26-year-old lock featured off the bench in Parc y Scarlets and nine minutes later was forced off after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

The World Cup-winning Springbok will meet with the specialist next to discuss surgery and management.

25 September 2021; RG Snyman of Munster comes on as a substitute during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Cell C Sharks at Thomond Park in Limerick. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Commenting on the injury blow, Head Coach Johann van Graan said,

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โ€œWe are all hugely disappointed for RG.

โ€œAfter doing everything that was asked of him and working so hard to get back into great shape everyone feels for him right now.

โ€œWhile this is a setback, we know RG is young and resilient given everything he has gone through in the last year so there is a strong sense of perspective here.

โ€œWe have seen what other world class players have done in this position before and they have come back to reach the successful heights of their careers and I would expect no different for someone of RGโ€™s class and standing.โ€

Snyman initially ruptured his ACL in his Munster debut against Leinster on 22 August 2020. He made a try scoring return to play against the Sharks on September 25.

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