RG Snyman: Munster and South Africa lock re-ruptures ACL three video games into comeback

Scan reveals Munster and Springboks second row RG Snyman suffers re-rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) inside his knee; Since becoming a member of Munster in 2020, Snyman has performed simply 54 minutes; he first ruptured his ACL seven minutes into his debut vs Leinster in August 2020

RG Snyman has suffered a re-rupture of his ACL, simply three substitute appearances into his comeback

Munster and South Africa second row RG Snyman has suffered a re-rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his knee, the province have confirmed.

The World Cup-winning Springbok was simply three substitute appearances into his comeback from the intense damage when he departed the sector at Parc y Scarlets on Sunday limping simply 9 minutes after rising from the bench.

The 26-year-old appeared to injure it after claiming a Scarlets restart in Munster’s 43-13 victory within the United Rugby Championship.

The severity of the damage will come as a devastating blow to Snyman and Munster, with the lock having initially suffered an ACL tear simply seven minutes into his debut for the province vs Leinster in August 2020.

He made a return after 13 months out in Munster’s opening recreation of the 2021/22 URC season off the bench vs the Sharks, earlier than rising as a substitute towards the Stormers every week on and scoring a attempt to a lot fanfare.

Snyman scored for Munster off the bench within the second recreation of the 2021/22 season

His third look off the bench was to precede catastrophe in West Wales, nonetheless.

Commenting on the damage blow, head coach Johann van Graan mentioned, “We’re all massively disillusioned for RG.

“After doing every little thing that was requested of him and dealing so exhausting to get again into nice form everybody feels for him proper now.

“Whereas this can be a setback, we all know RG is younger and resilient given every little thing he has gone via within the final yr so there’s a robust sense of perspective right here.

“Now we have seen what different world-class gamers have achieved on this place earlier than they usually have come again to achieve the profitable heights of their careers and I might anticipate no completely different for somebody of RG’s class and standing.”