CJ Stander says new contract ‘the last thing on my mind’
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Munster and Ireland star CJ Stander is one of estimated 88 players out of contract at the end of the season, and the 30-year-old has revealed to IrishTimes that a new contract is the last thing on his mind.
“The negotiations with the IRFU haven’t started yet. I think with Covid they need to make sure that they’re in a place where they can give out contracts. So until then, the plan is to stay here and enjoy what I’m doing at the moment,” said Stander.
Now in his ninth season with Munster, for whom he’s played 146 times and scored 41 tries, and fifth season playing for Ireland (43 caps, 11 tries), at 30 Stander’s powers show no signs of diminishing.
"I can tell you with the honesty out of my heart that at the moment, contracts are the last thing on my mind. There was a stage where I didn’t and that is not a good place but I’m enjoying it at the moment again and my family is happy. There’s probably going to be a few discussions and a few decisions here and there but it’s something we’ll take when the right time comes.”
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Last week he became the Munster players’ player of the year for a third time in the last six years, and on Monday he was included on a six-man shortlist for the Six Nations player of the tournament.
Full story via IrishTimes
