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10th December 2016
06:42pm GMT

"You never want to get a guy in that blocks younger players and the development of young Irish players but then you look at the role Jaco has played in the development of Rory Scannell, and him playing next to Jaco. A guy like Sam Arnold has picked up some experience with him... "If there is a chance of Jaco staying on, in a role developing young Irish players to be internationals, [it should be looked at] because he is, no doubt, performing on and off the field in helping the guys around him. He has helped a lot with Tyler Bleyendaal's confidence and with Andrew Conway and other backline players. "[Keeping him on] is something I am thinking about, to be honest with you. I have to put the Irish system as the first and foremost thing. It is something I am thinking about and, if it fit into the whole plan. If it does, it would make sense."Munster still have work to do but there is hope.
Erasmus can point to Scannell getting called up for Ireland training duty, last month, and Munster's good European form as other reasons to hold onto Taute for a while longer yet. The province have a strong case yet but they can make it compelling if they see off Leicester again next week and put a tentative foot into the Champions Cup knock-out stages. Diarmuid Connolly makes his long overdue GAA Hour debut and talks to Colm Parkinson about everything from the black card to his rivalry with Lee Keegan and how he honed the ability to kick accurately with either foot.Rassie Erasmus has some great, Jaco-related news for @Munsterrugby fans pic.twitter.com/INS6VM09Ui
— SportsJOE.ie (@SportsJOEdotie) December 10, 2016
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