Stander hopes victory can ease Munster hurt
The Irish province produced a superb display to claim a bonus-point 26-13 victory over Stade Francais in Pool Four of the European Rugby Champions Cup.
The French side were chasing a quarter-final berth but had no response to a tremendous Munster effort as Mike Sherry, Keith Earls, Simon Zebo and Stander himself scored tries, with flyhalf Ian Keatley kicking six points.
The Irish side, two-time European champions, had no chance of advancing from the pool after being humbled by a 14-man Stade side in Paris just a week previously.
Stander admits there has been a lot of hurt within the Munster camp and he hopes an impressive win was a step back in the right direction for a team who have traditionally been one of the competition's major players.
"We said we were playing for nothing but pride and that shows the character we have here in Munster," said Stander.
"There was a lot of hurt last week but a lot of the boys stepped up and we are very proud.
"The fans stood behind us and made an unbelievable noise.
"We knew it was all about our actions and getting pride back into the place and we showed a lot of characters.
"The tries either side of half-time were crucial and we are pleased to get four points, we did what we needed to do and we hope we have made the fans proud.
"We made our tackles when we had to, we did not make the same mistakes we made last week.
"We have not been great at closing games out but we put it all on the table."
Source: @ChampionsCup
