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RG Snyman: It is lekker to be back

SPORTING a mohawk cut and his trademark thick beard, RG Snyman looks like he could easily be cast as a warrior from the Viking Age – or at least as Hollywood would interpret the Norsemen of old in our modern era.

The trials and tribulations the lock has faced in recent years could also be script worthy.

Snyman has not played for the Boks since famously coming off the bench as part of the Bomb Squad

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