IT would mean "absolutely everything" to Jean Kleyn to lift the BKT URC trophy on his old stomping ground.
Kleyn played for the Stormers for three seasons before joining Munster in 2016 and, seven years on, tomorrow's final in Cape Town provides the chance for him to win his first trophy with the province.
The second row grew up near Johannesburg and, no surprisingly, there will be a big family contingent present.
"I think I've got 25 or 26 coming, Kleyn smiled.
"It's going to be really nice for me just from a personal level, I've got my Dad, my brother, my wife is travelling down, my in laws are travelling down.
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