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6 nov 2023 · Munster have suffered an injury blow with confirmation that their World Cup-winning South African lock RG Snyman is to undergo surgery. The province said Snyman, 28, injured his...
19 giu 2023 · RG Snyman on long-awaited Springbok return: It's a privilege to be back | rugby. By SABC Sport. 19th June 2023. RG Snyman admits it's been a long and bumpy road back to the Springbok team, but it only makes him more grateful to finally be representing his country again.
- His Full Name and Nickname
- Youth Levels
- Representing South Africa
- Stint in Japan
- Injury Struggles at Munster
Although Munster and Springbokteamsheets will reflect the name RG Snyman, his full name is Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman. The commentators are certainly happier with the far snappier RG. As for his nickname, Snyman is widely known as ‘The Viking’ among fans and teammates, in reference to his long hair and beard.
Snyman’s talents were apparent early on as he represented the Blue Bulls youth teams from U13 level. He continued to be selected throughout his schooling career, representing the Pretoria-based side at the renowned Grant Khomo and Craven Week tournaments. He attended the famed Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in Pretoria, the school that produced...
He first represented South Africa as a schoolboy in 2013, featuring for the SA Schools team. Two years later, he would play for the U20s. That U20s team in 2015 would finish third overallin the U20 World Championship, and the South African side included fellow 2019 World Cup winners Warrick Gelant and Thomas du Toit. Snyman made his Super Rugby deb...
Snyman had two stints in Japan before joining Munster. He first joined Honda Heat in 2017 during the Super Rugby off-season but returned after the 2019 World Cup. He played 19 times for the side scoring seven tries, including this try from a kick-off against the Kubota Spears that went viral. A popular figure in Japan, Snyman also went viral on soc...
Snyman has played just four matches for Munster since joining the side from Honda Heat in 2020. He sustained a knee injury on his debut, which ruled him out until 2021, and thensuffered an injury setback when he underwent skin graft surgery in July 2021 after a firepit accident in Ireland, along with his Springbok colleague Damian de Allende. The p...
- Jared Wright
19 dic 2023 · Jared Wright 19 Dec 2023 2:48 PM. South Africa's RG Snyman holds aloft his medal following victory over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup 2023 final at the Stade de France in Paris, France. It’s official, Springboks’ lock RG Snyman will join Leinster Rugby from rivals Munster ahead of the 2024/25 season. In late November ...
- Jared Wright
7 mag 2024 · South Africa’s RG Snyman and Jean Kleyn celebrate after the Rugby World Cup final win over New Zealand at Stade de France. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho. “It’s 100 per cent a big motivation,”...
- Johnny Watterson
27 lug 2022 · A post shared by RG Snyman (@rgsnyman) A Munster injury update on Wednesday, midway through the squad’s first week of collective pre-season training, read: “There is good news on the injury front as we started the pre-season training programme with RG Snyman (knee) reintegrating to team training.”
6 nov 2023 · South Africa and Munster lock RG Snyman is set to undergo surgery in South Africa this week, the United Rugby Championship champions have confirmed.
