Bleyendaal keen to finish season on a high

Munster fly-half Tyler Bleyendaal is determined to finish the season on a high when his side face the Scarlets in the PRO12 Final on Saturday.

The 26-year-old joined Munster in 2014 but most of that time has been spent on the sidelines as neck and quad injuries restricted him to just five appearances for the Irish province up to the start of the current campaign.

The former Crusaders pivot has been a regular starter for Munster this season, however, and is excited to be playing in this weekend's final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

"To be playing regularly on a weekly basis is just massively exciting and it helps everything," Bleyendaal told The42.ie.

"It helps enjoying life in general,” Bleyendaal says with a nod to his extended stint sidelined by neck and quad injuries that limited him to just five caps between signing for Munster in 2014 and the start of the current campaign.

"Being able to contribute on the field was a massive thing, when injured and not playing  and you’re only training, it can get frustrating.

"Look, I’m so happy to be playing and to have had as many opportunities as I’ve had.

"Every time I get to run out wearing the Munster red it’s very special, this weekend wearing the blue jersey I think it will be an awesome experience.

"And you never know when you get another chance at play-off rugby, and especially a final — it’s a combination of so much hard work over a pretty long season and I’m just so excited to be involved."