Lock Chunya Munga signs a new contract to stay with Premiership title-holders Northampton Saints beyond this season.
Lock Chunya Munga has signed a new contract to stay with Premiership title holders Northampton Saints beyond this season.Munga, a former England Under-20 international, has made 24 appearances for Northampton in all competitions.
"Towards the back end of last season, we were playing well and were very consistent with our selection, meaning Chunya wasn't playing as much as he would have liked," Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson told"He said to me repeatedly that he understood why, but didn't like it, and it's been fantastic to see him come in this year and really put his best foot forward for more minutes on the pitch.
He said he is "absolutely loving" his time with Saints and extending his stay was "a very easy choice".
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