Kleyn ready to lock horns with 'good friend' Jenkins

Munster's Jean Kleyn says he's not one bit surprised his former Munster teammate Jason Jenkins has fit in so well at Leinster.

Jenkins has been a big hit with Leinster fans since joining in the summer, starting the province's first five games before being rested in last week's win at Connacht.

The 6ft 8in South African's single season at Munster was blighted by injury, which saw him limited to just one substitute appearance up to the end of March, by which point his future move to Leinster had already been confirmed.

And while he eventually played 10 times for the province, all but two of those were off the replacement's bench, where he made little impact.

With an uninterrupted pre-season, Jenkins has hit the ground running with Leinster, scoring two tries and adding a huge amount of physicality around the pitch for Leo Cullen's side.

The 26-year-old is likely to come up against his former side tomorrow night, when Leinster host Munster at the Aviva Stadium. And Kleyn says it's no surprise to see how well his fellow South African has fitted in at Leinster.

"I'm not shocked at all," Kleyn says.

"I think he’s a class player, a fantastic player, a fantastic guy. He had a bad run here, he had some niggly injuries. The poor fella couldn’t stay fit for three games in a row and it’s very tough to make an impact when that happens.

"I’m delighted for him, he’s a good friend of mine, so I’m delighted for him that he’s getting a good run now, that he’s had a good pre-season and gotten into the run of things.

"I think he’s a great player and he’s made a big impact because he is a great player. I had no doubt that he would, just as when he signed here, we thought he’d make a big impact here as well. Towards the end of the season, you could