Faf de Klerk: ‘I guess moving to England was a blessing in disguise’

Scrum half was almost out of the picture with South Africa when he got to Sale, but he has since made the No 9 shirt his ownNot many rugby players have described moving to Manchester as a blessing but Faf de Klerk is a singular scrum-half and not just because he looks half the height and weight of most of South Africa’s pack. He has become one of the players adopted by the Japanese media following the departure of their team from the tournament after losing to the Springboks.No player trod more over the dreams of the host nation than De Klerk, whose kicking, sniping and ability to read Japan’s…