Watch: Faf de Klerk – The giant slayer
Since making his Springbok debut in 2016, Faf de Klerk has shown the rugby world that taking names is not only reserved for the bigger players.
Since making his Springbok debut in 2016, Faf de Klerk has shown the rugby world that taking names is not only reserved for the bigger players.
Take a look at the sneaky try scrumhalf Faf de Klerk scored for the Sale Sharks in their 27-19 Premiership Rugby Cup final win over Harlequins on Monday.
Check out these clips of overseas-based South African players who fired this past weekend, which included a drop goal from Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk.
Faf de Klerk and captain Jono Ross starred in the Sale Sharks’ 40-31 win over the Leicester Tigers, while there were also wins for Wasps, Bath and Gloucester in the English Premiership on Saturday.
The Saffa-laden Sale Sharks recorded an emphatic 40-7 bonus-point victory over the Bristol Bears in Eccles on Saturday.
The Sale Sharks have named eight South Africans in their starting lineup for Friday’s English Premiership match in London.
Ahead of Friday’s Premiership Rugby restart, Springbok and Sale Sharks star scrumhalf Faf de Klerk’s portrait has been painted on the grass at the home of English rugby.
With the English Premiership set to resume on Friday, check out this compilation of Sale Sharks’ tries prior to the season being halted, which features several of our Saffas abroad.
Kwagga Smith, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Faf de Klerk feature in this selection of all-time standout tries from the Lions prior to the disrupted 2020 season.
Springboks Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager both made their presence felt as they both came off the bench to help the Sale Sharks beat the London Irish in round 13 of the Premiership.