Between 2007 and 2015 he played 70 Tests for the Springboks‚ as well as 119 Super Rugby matches for the Sharks between 2008 and 2015.
The Springbok tighthead prop‚ who has joined the Lions from Montpellier in France‚ will bring vast experience to the Ellis Park-based team.
Montpellier‚ who usually contest for a play-off spot in the Top 14‚ have struggled this season and are currently in seventh spot on the points table. In Carlu Sadie‚ however‚ the Lions have a tighthead prop of immense potential and the tyro is expected to crack the nod‚ with Du Plessis‚ largely playing as back up.
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