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Published 10:58 10 Feb 2016 GMT
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"Stander reminds me of Keith Wood in the way he carries with no interest in his own well-being. Jack McGrath hid CJ’s lazy run around the lineout then linked onto Dev to fake a maul," wrote D'Arcy as he described the Munster back-row's role in Conor Murray's try.
"Welsh hooker Scott Baldwin, who was defending the tail, bought the dummy drive which forced Priestland to tackle the charging Stander," he adds.
"Stander made a big arching run-up and when Tipuric turned his head, and stepped offside to stop him, Murray knew a dummy would yield a try."
Of course Stander has some distance to go before coming close to enjoying as successful a career as Wood - who toured twice with the Lions and scored 15 tries for Ireland in 58 appearances between 1994 and 2003 - but the early signs are good.
A man of the match award on his debut means the stand-in Munster captain is almost guaranteed to keep his place in the back-row for Saturday's trip to Paris, with Tommy O'Donnell most likely to make way for the fit again Sean O'Brien.
O'Brien, Stander and Heaslip - there is a hard-running, courageous back-row Wood would love to follow into battle.
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