RG Snyman's Leinster move 'bittersweet' for friend Jason Jenkins

Jason Jenkins admits the circumstances of his move away from Leinster is "bittersweet" with best mate RG Snyman set to take his place in the squad.

South African Jenkins joined Leinster in the summer of 2022 after an injury-hit season with Munster .

And next season, double World Cup-winning Springbok Snyman is to follow the same path, making the switch to Munster's rivals after playing just 12 times to date since his arrival in 2020.

The 29-year-old suffered two serious knee injuries, which curtailed his playing time.

Jean Kleyn’s call-up to the South Africa squad for the World Cup made him non-Ireland qualified and was part of the reason behind Snyman’s transfer from the Reds.

The knock-on effect is that Jenkins will up sticks and head home to play with the Sharks next season and he hopes he can add to his solitary international cap for his home country.

"It’s a bit bittersweet, definitely," said Jenkins, who was a team-mate of Synman at the Bulls for a number of seasons.

"I have loved my time at Leinster, it has been good. Myself and RG are best mates and he spoke to me a lot during the process and with his decision-making.

"He obviously had one or two options and I’m so excited for him.

"Because I know exactly what the environment is like. I’m so excited for him to be able to experience that here.

"I couldn’t be happier for him. If there is one man that deserves a break, it is him. I’m very happy for him.

"I didn’t really have any need to give any advice either to Leinster or RG about each other because it is pretty self-evident.

"Jacques [Nienaber, senior coach and former Springboks boss] knows him extremely well.

"Leinster will know what they will get out of him as a player. For him, I just told him how incredible the squad is.

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