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Published 18:52 8 Oct 2016 BST
Updated 18:53 8 Oct 2016 BST
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"These games are always close," he responded. "We gave them two tries [off turnovers]; that's 14 points. If we cut those out it's even closer and it's game on. It's stuff we have to fix."Stander answered every question that was put his way and tried to accentuate the positives ahead of next Saturday's Champions Cup away date with Racing 92. "We're not going to Paris on a high," he conceded. "This [defeat] is going to hurt us. Next week there will be bitterness in us. We're going to use that going into Paris."
With his top table duties done, Stander looked around the room and asked if there were more questions. Then, aware that there was a young rugby fan at the press conference, Stander asked if he had anything to ask.Frank, honest views from Munster's CJ Stander #LEINvMUN pic.twitter.com/TFqTYvnxdm
— SportsJOE.ie (@SportsJOEdotie) October 8, 2016
"Young man... Where is he? Does he have a question."The young lad - still thrilled from throwing out a question to Leo Cullen - was off looking for Leinster players. Stander is one of rugby's genuine gents. He is smarting from this loss but he has not forgotten his rugby values. Check out the latest episode of Football: Friday Live
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