If CJ Stander had a Limerick accent, after breaking 50 caps inside six seasons, he’d be the first living soul to be canonised by the IRFU. A bronze sculptor outside Thomond Park would already be in the works. Stander made the three-year residency project a genuine success. Bundee Aki played his part but without CJ’s consistency it would have been deemed a failure. That alone is some legacy.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2021 06:00 UTC