RG Snyman is the king of the rugby jungle, he is the best, the single most destructive, in-form, second-row in the European theatre.The Six Nations Tournament XV had Maro Itoje and Mikael Guillard as the premier pairing, ahead of Tadhg Beirne, Federico Ruzza, Daffyd Jenkins and Thibaud Flament - frankly, Leinster's Springbok rates as better.Champions Cup evidence suggests Toulouse-based Flament again, his teammate Emmanuel Meafou, Beirne again and little known Bordeaux player Cyril Cazeaux are among the top second-row performers but none are matching Snyman's contribution in that competition.Currently lord and master of all he surveys, settled in Ireland, comfortable at Leinster, family and canines happy in Dublin - it is no wonder both sides, club and player, were happy to ink a new contract last month. Snyman's passion for winning is matched by Leinster's desperation to return to winning ways and while people have been careful, slow even, to the label them 'chokers' (only lost last year's European decider in extra-time) there is that three season gap back to the last trophy.Enter Snyman; enter Jordie Barrett; enter Rabah Slimani. A powerhouse trio, adding Springbok, All Black and French know-how to an essentially Ireland Six Nations outfit where you get Jamie Osborne to step in for Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw for Bundee Aki and Snyman for Beirne.And if the trick now is to get the multinational caravan over the Champions Cup/URC line, the South African has his role to play not least - and this is unusual for a second-row - as he is Leinster's free-est thinker and it is something starting to rub off on his colleagues.In this, he has taken it upon himself to provide a different perspective, anti-structure can be good, heads-up rugby if you like, when it comes to suggesting a move that isn’t in the playbook...“It’s definitely something I’ve come to learn, here in Ireland it’s very structured. Guys are a lot focused on that and then you kind of go into that pattern a little bit more."Obviously I’ve been in Ireland a little bit longer now and then when a guy like Jordie (Barrett) comes in, he looks at things a little bit differently as well. Even when Tyler Bleyendaal (Attack coach) comes in, he coaches a different style."So he has maybe a bit more of a ‘look up, play what you see in front of you’ or something like that. READ MORE: I hope Scottie Scheffler wins Masters after taking his mom Diane to the most exclusive club in the world READ MORE: Gobsmacked by seeing Mick O'Dwyer on the big screen at La Rochelle, All Ireland winning rugby star reduced to tears in ground "It’s only an example I’m using now, but I just think if you bring all those conversations and all of those points of view to the table, it makes the squad we have now, it obviously brings the best out of all of us.”"I don’t think there is a right or wrong in it, but we definitely just try to go out and express ourselves. Play towards your talents a little bit more and I feel like it is very much encouraged here. It is also good to see guys play off the back of that and how guys react to it.”Mention of Barrett is interesting, three Champions Cup starts with two further games as a replacement, a superstar All Black almost, if not quite, being held in reserve.Says 'Bok Snyman of All Black Barrett: “It’s obviously interesting to get to know somebody a little bit on a deeper level off the field because usually you’re kind of rivals and enemies."It has certainly been a great opportunity to get to know Jordie a little bit better. Because it is a whole different mindset here when it comes to rugby than what I do and what guys do here. It’s interesting talking about that and learning a little bit from each other as well."It has definitely been good and having a couple of beers together after games and stuff, it has been very good.”Moreover Snyman is also bringing his experiences from playing in Japan and being at Munster to the mix.“I think you analyse different teams, you play a different style of rugby and that obviously all contributes to the player I am now. The biggest thing I found was working under different coaches and working with multiple people throughout seasons."Like at the start when I did Japan over the Currie Cup season, I had a set of coaches at the Bulls and then a set of coaches in Japan, and then a set of coaches at the Boks."So within one season, you kind of work under three different styles of coaching. You learn to be quite adaptable then and you obviously get three different perspectives around the game. I feel like that was definitely beneficial to me.”“I think the biggest thing out of all of that as well is just not being afraid to add your voice. So if you do think of something or you do see something differently, just say it."Because even if it does sound stupid in your head, somebody else might pick up something from that and it will just further a conversation. I think that is obviously the biggest part of learning through the game."I think something that we do really well at Leinster is those conversations we have in the analysis room. Between players that play at international level, players that are still in the Academy."The bridge in experience gets crossed a little bit easier between guys. Even if you are experienced, you did learn from the younger guys as well.”All of this is starting to get to the business end of the season, nobody had any URC doubts whatsoever Leinster would coast through the league propep and, indeed, with four games to play are six and 12 points ahead of second and third.There was little doubt they would make the Champions Cup knockouts either and thrashing Harlequins 62-0 in the Last 16 suggests their season is ready to be defined by two competitions run from here as a last eight knockout.First up this Friday, the second-placed URC side, Galsgow, come to the Aviva for a Champions Cup final - and they are rated as 8/1 outsiders.Glasgow's a very good side, very well coached and I think that the things they do on attack, there's not many other teams that can replicate that or even come close to that."So we are definitely looking at that this week and we need to be on our best to come Friday, so it's about making sure we get everything right in the prep this week."And a lot of it to do with a happy Springbok enjoying his rugby in Ireland - and, seemingly with Rassie Erasmus's blessing."Yeah, I've had a great season so far in terms of having fun and getting back to playing, getting some good minutes going and I'm really enjoying the environment."I feel like this is where my game will continue to improve and continue to go well. So yeah, I'm very, very happy to stay on so, please keep me honest if I start getting an accent!"But everyone has been looking after me very well. Honestly, just being in the team every week, being out at training, being able to get out on the field every weekend is great."It's a little bit of a change of pace, I guess, for me, but it's brilliant, and I'm really having fun and that's why it made the decision for me quite easy." Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.