# cj-stander - Wednesday 18 November, 2020
# Powerplay
# Powerplay
The Munster back row relishes the competition that has placed him back at blindside and ready to row as a collective against a supercharged English outfit.
# cj-stander - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# James Lowe
# James Lowe
Rugby’s residency rule is widely derided but isn’t it time we looked at it from a different perspective?
# cj-stander - Tuesday 3 November, 2020
# Language
# Language
CJ Stander talks about learning a new language, being told he was too small, and dealing with criticism.
# cj-stander - Monday 2 November, 2020
# Star Men
# Star Men
Garrett Fitzgerald has been posthumously inducted into the Munster Rugby Hall of Fame.
# Belief
# Belief
CJ Stander believes Ireland have ‘turned a corner’ despite their defeat in Paris.
# cj-stander - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Breakdown
# Breakdown
The Munster back row is heading into the restarted Six Nations in superb form.
# cj-stander - Saturday 10 October, 2020
# Late Late Show
# Late Late Show
Youngster Ben Healy once again nailed the winning kick for Munster as they came from behind to defeat Edinburgh.
# cj-stander - Friday 2 October, 2020
# Pro14
# Pro14
Mike Haley and Darren Sweetnam make their return tot first-team action.
# cj-stander - Saturday 8 February, 2020
# Jordan Larmour
# Jordan Larmour
For the second week in a row, CJ Stander got the official man of the match award but this time he had plenty of rivals for that prize. Here are our ratings but tell us what you think.
# cj-stander - Thursday 6 February, 2020
# Standing Strong
# Standing Strong
CJ Stander opens up on the abuse he received after the World Cup and calls on social media critics to be more respectful towards players’ families.
# cj-stander - Monday 3 February, 2020
# Standout Stander
# Standout Stander
The Munster man was a relentless presence for Ireland as they got over the line against Scotland.
# cj-stander - Saturday 1 February, 2020
# Tip The Scales
# Tip The Scales
CJ Stander took the man-of-the-match award on a day when few Ireland players shone. Here’s our ratings but tell us what you think.
# cj-stander - Friday 31 January, 2020
# Number Eight
# Number Eight
The Munster man has shifted to blindside flanker to make way for the 21-year-old Leinster back row.
# cj-stander - Thursday 30 January, 2020
# The42 Rugby Weekly
# The42 Rugby Weekly
Andy Dunne wants to see Ireland look for more from their back row forwards.
# cj-stander - Monday 23 December, 2019
# Reflections
# Reflections
The Munster star opted to go for touch but failed to get over for a try.
# cj-stander - Sunday 15 December, 2019
# Missed Chances
# Missed Chances
Saracens boss Mark McCall praised the visiting team’s defence at Allianz Park
# cj-stander - Friday 6 December, 2019
# Skills
# Skills
The number eight says Stephen Larkham has been giving the players confidence to play.
# cj-stander - Monday 30 September, 2019
# RWC2019
# RWC2019
No one issue cost Ireland against Japan, so the squad are pushing for a greater level of consistency.
# cj-stander - Sunday 22 September, 2019
# Oh Captain My Captain
# Oh Captain My Captain
The Ireland hooker inspired his side to victory against Scotland.
# cj-stander - Monday 9 September, 2019
# Response
# Response
The Ireland back row was busy after moving to blindside flanker against Wales.
# cj-stander - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
# Debate
# Debate
Former Ireland international Jamie Heaslip feels his ex-Leinster team-mate deserves his shot.
# cj-stander - Thursday 14 March, 2019
# Cj
# Cj
The Munster number eight is looking to make another big impact against Wales this weekend.
# cj-stander - Monday 11 March, 2019
# Inside Job
# Inside Job
The Munster back row delivered the scoring pass in what he called ‘a real team try.’
# cj-stander - Thursday 7 March, 2019
# Changes
# Changes
Sean O’Brien is set to miss out, while captain Rory Best makes his return in the front row.
# Mind Games
# Mind Games
Joe Schmidt and his coaches have had some ‘very tough’ selection meetings ahead of the France game.
# Contact
# Contact
Getting run over by his dad’s truck at the age of six prepared CJ Stander for a love of contact.
# cj-stander - Monday 25 February, 2019
# Injury Update
# Injury Update
The number eight is pushing to be back from a cheek injury for the round four game at the Aviva Stadium.
# cj-stander - Monday 4 February, 2019
# Ruled Out
# Ruled Out
The number eight suffered a facial injury in the eighth minute against England.
# cj-stander - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
# Figure Of Eight
# Figure Of Eight
The Munster number eight is facing into his fourth Six Nations campaign with Ireland.
# cj-stander - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
# Six Nations
# Six Nations
‘It’s a good place to be at the moment,’ says forwards coach Simon Easterby.
# cj-stander - Monday 14 January, 2019
# Room To Improve
# Room To Improve
Johann van Graan is pleased with the confidence within his group.
# cj-stander - Monday 17 December, 2018
# The Hard Way
# The Hard Way
Missed opportunities in Castres mean Munster have ‘made it difficult for themselves,’ but they still lead the way in pool 2.
# cj-stander - Saturday 15 December, 2018
# Wide Of The Mark
# Wide Of The Mark
The southern province still lead their pool, but could have placed a foot in the quarters tonight.
# cj-stander - Thursday 29 November, 2018
# Pro14
# Pro14
The pair were at the Bulls together, before finding themselves in the same dressing room again in Limerick.
# cj-stander - Thursday 8 November, 2018
# Cj
# Cj
The number eight watched Ireland and Munster at home last week, but returns to a familiar-looking back row for Argentina.
# cj-stander - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
# Inter-pro
# Inter-pro
‘To go up there just to play is not going to be acceptable. We play this game to win,’ says the Munster and Ireland back row.
# cj-stander - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
# Escorting
# Escorting
‘We didn’t feel like we did anything that any other team in the world isn’t doing.’
# cj-stander - Tuesday 12 June, 2018
# Close Call
# Close Call
The Ireland number eight says he knew Rob Herring was in support but backed himself.
# cj-stander - Thursday 31 May, 2018
# Jc
# Jc
The number eight also underlined that hard work and a full buy-in is required to settle in the southern province.
# cj-stander - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
# Hunger
# Hunger
The Ireland number eight admitted the squad put themselves through a ‘tough’ and ‘honest’ review in an effort to hit their straps against Edinburgh this weekend.
