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CJ Stander was class personified after collecting his umpteenth man of the match award

Published 10:13 27 Dec 2016 GMT

Updated 10:13 27 Dec 2016 GMT

Patrick McCarry
CJ Stander was class personified after collecting his umpteenth man of the match award

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Type in 'CJ Stander man of the match' to INPHO photography's website search engine and 14 different sets of pictures show up. 13 for Munster and one for Ireland.

He has now played 100 games for adopted province and country. We reckon he has even more than 14 man of the match accolades too. https://twitter.com/MRSC16/status/813476390590943232 Stander usually takes the fight to the opposition for 40 relentless first-half minutes before choosing his battles and picking his moments as the match wears on. Last night was the reverse. He had a relatively sedate opening half before doing a heap of damage after the break. Stander crashed over for Munster's bonus point try and punished Leinster across the park - in attack and defence. Another back-row masterclass and another medal for the big man. Well, not quite. Following the individual award presentation, Stander spotted Ben Best, son of Ireland captain Rory Best, standing patiently beside the Guinness contingent. The wee man was a special guest for the game at Thomond Park and got down onto the pitch after the 29-17 Munster win. Stander stopped for a chat CJ Stander talks to Rory Best's son Ben 26/12/2016 Presented Ben with his man of the match medal https://twitter.com/Inphosports/status/813476205848629248 And brought him into the Munster dressing room to meet the winning team CJ Stander with Rory Best's son Ben 26/12/2016 These will be memories that last a life-time. It was a lovely, heart-warming moment and one that did not get by the Ireland captain. https://twitter.com/RoryBest2/status/813482870434054145 Super stuff from CJ. Now, can anyone definitively tell us how many MOTM awards he has collected since arriving at Munster?