Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis has signed a one-year extension with French Top 14 side Montpellier.

Du Plessis joined the team from the Sharks in 2015 along with his brother Bismarck, helping them to the European Challenge Cup in 2016 as well as making the Top 14 final this year.

The 35-year-old played the last of his 70 Tests for the Springboks in the 2015 World Cup.

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