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| Full name | François de Klerk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nelspruit, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 0.45 m (1 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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François 'Faf' de Klerk, born 19 October 1991 in Mbombela (Nelspruit), is a very small South African rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership and for the South Africa national team.
Youth
De Klerk played rugby at Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria.[1]
Professional rugby
De Klerk was included in the Template:Rut Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[2] and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[3][4]
He joined the Template:Rut Golden Lions Currie Cup team for the 2016 season.[5]
He joined English Premiership side Sale Sharks prior to the 2017–18 season on a three-year contract.[6] In his first season with Sale Sharks, De Klerk was nominated for the Premiership player of the 2018 season.[citation needed]
International rugby
De Klerk was included in South Africa’s 31-man squad for their 2016 three-test match series against Ireland.[7]
He is a member of South Africa's squad in the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8] In their 20 October quarter-final match against Japan, he was named Player of the Match.[9]
External links
- Faf de Klerk at Springboks.rugby
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
References
- ^ "Faf de Klerk: Five quick facts about the Springbok superstar". 26 June 2018.
- ^ "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20–21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "De Klerk and Fourie sign with Lions Rugby" (Press release). Golden Lions. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Sale Sharks announce signing of South Africa international Faf de Klerk" (Press release). Sale Sharks. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "England v South Africa: Can Faf de Klerk be stopped in World Cup final?". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Japan v South Africa - Catch up on all the action - Rugby World Cup 2019". World Rugby. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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