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FAF DE KLERK

Age 27 (19 Oct 1991)

Born Nelspruit

Club Sale Sharks

Position Scrum-half

Height 5ft 8in

Weight 13st 11lb

South Africa caps 22

Test points 15 (3T)

Twitter @fafdeklerk

IF ANYONE knows about Faf de Klerk’s natural gifts – and his growth over the past five seasons – it’s the man who has mentored him at the Lions and Boks: Swys de Bruin.

“He’s a bundle of energy,” says South Africa’s attack coach. “The way he

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