Christiaan Johan Stander will long be remembered throughout the Kingdom of Kerry and every other square foot of Munster, his gallantry beyond question.
He will be remembered across the whole of Ireland for helping deliver a Grand Slam as well as something rarer still, victories over the All Blacks on both sides of the Atlantic. As if that’s not enough, he was there in Auckland when Romain Poite’s volte face allowed the Lions to escape Eden Park clinging to a drawn series.
Regrettably, CJ will also be remembered for his final act at Thomond Park, one which will have evoked a phrase from as...