Bok champs being phased out?
Faf de Klerk, Jean Kleyn and Trevor Nyakane are reportedly the first of an ageing crop of Rugby World Cup winners who Rassie Erasmus has begun culling from the Springbok squad.
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Faf de Klerk, Jean Kleyn and Trevor Nyakane are reportedly the first of an ageing crop of Rugby World Cup winners who Rassie Erasmus has begun culling from the Springbok squad.
Faf de Klerk and Damian Willemse are on track to be available to tour with the Springboks for the November Tests in the UK.
Two-time World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk is hoping his injury layoff will help prolong his career in the green and gold jumper.
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The Springboks could be without Faf de Klerk for the rest of the year, but Rassie Erasmus will be able to recall a quartet of World Cup winners for the upcoming duel with the All Blacks.
Malcolm Marx has been included in a 33-player Springbok squad for the Rugby Championship while Faf de Klerk is among those not considered due to injury.
Swys de Bruin praised the new attacking style of the Springboks, noting Faf de Klerk’s rediscovery of his flair with ball in hand unshackled from a box-kicking structure.
On this day in 2016, Faf de Klerk made a crucial tackle after the fulltime hooter as the Springboks sealed a series victory over Ireland at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium.
With a host of players set to be unavailable for the Springboks’ opening Test against Wales, Cheslin Kolbe features on the shortlist of candidates to rent the No 10 jersey at Twickenham.
Two-time Springbok world champion Faf de Klerk has been linked with several top European clubs, but it is believed that his salary expectations are too high.