ALTHOUGH Munster’s season came to a disappointing end on Friday last when they lost to Ulster in the quarter-final, there was some compensation for the men in red when two of them were selected on the URC Dream Team of the season.
Those players are Craig Casey and Jean Kleyn as South African sides dominate the team that was determined by a public vote.
They are two of just five Irish players chosen on the team alongside Leinster’s Ross Byrne and Ulster duo Nick Timoney and James Hume.
The DHL Stormers are the best-represented side with five players making the cut. URC Top Try Scorer Leolin Zas is among four backs from the Cape Town outfit included.
The Vodacom Bulls contribute three players, including Ironman Ruan Nortje, and the Cell C Sharks with two.
Here is your 21/22 Dream Team
5⃣x @TheStormers
3⃣x @BlueBullsRugby
2⃣x @SharksRugby
2⃣x @MunsterRugby
2⃣x @UlsterRugby
1⃣x @LeinsterRugbyRead more
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— United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) June 7, 2022
Players had to have made a minimum of nine appearances to be considered, with the media panel given a shortlist of 10 players per position, provided by URC StatMaster. The player with the most votes in each position earned a place in the team.
URC Dream Team
1. Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks)
2. Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls)
3. Thomas du Toit (Cell C Sharks)
4. Jean Kleyn (Munster)
5. Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)
6. Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls)
7. Nick Timoney (Ulster)
8. Evan Roos (DHL Stormers)
9. Craig Casey (Munster)
10. Ross Byrne (Leinster)
11. Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers)
12. Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers)
13. James Hume (Ulster)
14. Seabelo Senatla (DHL Stormers)
15. Warrick Gelant (DHL Stormers)
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