Foreign imports doing a good job
Jean Kleyn’s growing influence in the Munster engine room is indicative of the overall greater value for money the province is now getting from imported players following a few difficult years in Europe. Here, Sportsmail lists the foreigners who have played Champions Cup for them recently.
2017/18
Bleyendaal (NZ), Stander (SA), Marshall (NZ), Kleyn (SA), Cloete (SA)
2016/17
Taute (SA), Bleyendaal (NZ), Stander (SA), Du Toit (SA), Kleyn (SA), Marshall (NZ), Saili (NZ), Deysel (SA)
2015/16
Amorosino (Arg), Saili (NZ), Botha (SA), Chisholm (Aus), Sagario (Urg), van den Heever (SA), Stander (SA)
2014/15
Botha (SA), Smith (Aus), Guinazu (Arg), van den Heever (SA), Howard (SA), Stander (SA).