The Irish Examiner's Barry Coughlan caught up with Jean de Villiers and found the Springbok still has feelings for an old flame.
"With a grin, de Villiers said: "I’ll certainly be wearing the South African jersey and that’s uppermost in my mind, but if I manage to get a big hit on any of the Leinster guys, I might just put it down to getting some revenge in for Munster too."
"He admitted that Munster and Limerick had tugged at his heart-strings before he made the decision to go back and fight for his World Cup place with the Springboks. "Look, Munster is now a part of my life beyond rugby. I don’t regret a single minute, I made a huge number of friends, so did my wife Rachel and she’s over here now and staying on after I get back home; honestly, you don’t walk away from Munster and just forget.
"It really was a very tough decision; people won’t understand how hard it was. If I arrived in Ireland and hated everything, didn’t enjoy the team I was playing in and didn’t enjoy the culture then it would have been an easy decision but this was totally different and totally special. Yes, there was the temptation to stay another year, but I wanted to play in the upcoming World Cup. Had I waited, it would probably have been too late and too big a risk."
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