South African Gerbrandt Grobler received a very warm welcome in Thomond Park as he made his Munster debut as a second-half substitute against Zebre in the Pro14. South African Gerbrandt Grobler received a very warm welcome in Thomond Park as he made his Munster debut as a second-half substitute against Zebre in the Pro14. Gerbrandt Grobler gets rapturous welcome as he makes his Munster debut in Thomond ParkMunster have been criticised for signing a player who had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and after a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury, Grobler finally saw game time when he replaced Jean Kleyn in Munster's 33-5 win. The province and Irish Rugby are fully supportive of all WADA and World Rugby anti-doping policies. "Gerbrandt Grobler served a two-year ban from rugby and returned to play for Racing 92 in November 2016 as per the process set out by World Rugby."

Source: Irish Independent February 10, 2018 21:22 UTC