For Stander it's been a busy season since he took over responsibilities as skipper from the injured Peter O'Mahony with eight league appearances to his name so far as well as three tries.
And Stander is hoping that he can continue to lead by example as he continues to walk his side out and, while he is keen to follow in the footsteps of giants, he is also eager to do things his own way.
"We're a young group and there's a lot of new faces, young guys in the squad, and I think we spoke as a group about wanting to create our own legacy and win stuff," he said. "You can't look back on what they did in '06 and '08.
"It's not the same people, there's a few of those players coaching now. For me, it's not a burden at all captaining Munster, it's a huge challenge because it brings a different level to my game.
"These weeks just pick everyone up. There is an intensity in training. We say this every European week, but there is a lift in intensity. In mental preparation, there is a lift in every individual and that comes into the team.
"Everyone just expects the best out of every player. In these last two weeks, everyone has been taking a deep look at themselves and they know what went wrong."
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