{"id":234821,"date":"2021-08-06T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=234821"},"modified":"2023-01-29T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T10:30:09","slug":"10-things-to-know-about-faf-de-klerk-personal-life-and-rugby-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/10-things-to-know-about-faf-de-klerk-personal-life-and-rugby-career\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things To Know About Faf de Klerk\u2019s Personal Life and Rugby Career"},"content":{"rendered":"
Faf de Klerk is a South African rugby star who plays professionally for the English Rugby Premiership club, Sale Sharks, and the South Africa rugby national team. He was part of the South African side that stunned the rugby world and won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, beating England in the final.<\/strong><\/p>\n It is always easy to spot Faf de Klerk in the field whenever he plays, especially when he is on national team duty with the South African rugby team. This is particularly because of his trademark long blonde hair, but also, the energy he brings to the game when he is on the pitch is almost impossible not to notice him. His rugby career started early in his teenage years – when he was 16 – and blossomed into a successful career for which he is now famous in South Africa and even beyond.<\/p>\n His career that spans almost two decades has seen him playing for six clubs and the South African national team. Faf is so proud of the man he has become and always shares some of his special memories with fans on social media. His relationship life is also interesting and will be worth learning about. In fact, his life, career, and personal life are so interesting that we have captured all you should know about him.<\/p>\n During the apartheid regime in South Africa<\/a>, sports was one of the greatly affected, particularly rugby. At a time, the country had made a name as a rugby powerhouse with legendary players like Andre Joubert, Danie Gerber, and a host of others who are still regarded as South Africa’s best rugby players<\/a> of all time. However, the apartheid rule in the country forced the national rugby team – The Springboks – to almost go into extinction.<\/p>\n But, since the end of the apartheid, South Africa has begun to stir itself towards recovering the glory it once had, as her rugby team currently ranks as the best in the world for men’s rugby, according to Wikipedia<\/a>. And players like Faf de Klerk have been an integral part of the progress the team has made so far. With the speed at which his career is growing, he may also make it to the list of best South African rugby players of all time a few years from now.<\/p>\n Faf de Klerk is best known as a rugby player, and we can’t tell if he has other business or career ventures because the major aspect of his life that he puts forward is his career as a rugby player.<\/p>\n Since not every aspect of FAF de Klerk’s life is known to all, people, especially, his fans get inquisitive, trying to know everything that is yet to be known about the rugby star. We have summarized the life of Faf de Klerk – including salient details you didn’t know about – in these 10 facts, which will help you know more about the South African rugby icon.<\/p>\n The talented South African rugby player was born on the 19th of October 1991. There is very little information regarding Faf’s early life and childhood, but we know he had his primary and high school education in Pretoria<\/a>.<\/p>\n Though there is very little information about who his parents are and what they did or do for a living, we can tell that Faf got his blonde hair and good looks from his mother, judging from a picture of himself and his mum that he uploaded on Instagram to wish her a happy mother’s day.<\/p>\nSummary of Faf de Klerk\u2019s Biography\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/b><\/li>\nWhat Makes Faf de Klerk Notable As A South African Rugby Player<\/strong><\/h2>\n
10 Facts About Faf de Klerk’s Personal Life And Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Faf de Klerk Was Born On The 19th Of October 1991<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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