An energised Faf de Klerk has warned that South Africa are ready to “prove the world wrong” by retaining their Rugby World Cup crown. 🏉 Rugby TheCitizenSports
De Klerk will face Springbok team-mates Lood de Jager and Damian de Allende when Yokohama take on defending champions Saitama Wild Knights in the Japanese championship semi-finals this weekend.and New Zealand, South African players are allowed to represent their country while playing for clubs overseas.
“I think we’re always going to see ourselves as underdogs going into games, just because of the opportunities that some of us haven’t got,” he said. The win sparked wild celebrations and pictures of De Klerk cavorting with the trophy wearing only a pair of speedos with the South African flag on them went viral.The diminutive scrumhalf stamped his spiky personality all over the tournament, even squaring up to towering Wales forward Jake Ball during the semi-final.
“But I’ve also made a lot of fans there, which is great. I think if they get to know me as a person, they won’t have an issue.”
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