Faf de Klerk

Faf de Klerk
Personal information
Full name	Francois de Klerk
Nickname	Faf
Born	(1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 Nelspruit, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
Club information
Playing position	Scrum-half
Current club	Lions
Youth career
2007–2009	Blue Bulls
2010–2011	Golden Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2012–2015	Pumas	56	(20)
2014–present	Lions	49	(60)
2016–present	Golden Lions	1	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2016–present	South Africa	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

Francois 'Faf' de Klerk (born 19 October 1991 in Nelspruit) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for the Lions in Super Rugby.

He was included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season^[1] and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.^[2]^[3]

He joined the Golden Lions Currie Cup team for the 2016 season.^[4]

International rugby

On 28 May 2016, De Klerk was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.^[5]

↑ "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
↑ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20-21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "De Klerk and Fourie sign with Lions Rugby" (Press release). Golden Lions. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

Lions squad

Forwards	Ruan Ackermann Fabian Booysen Cyle Brink Robbie Coetzee Stephan de Wit Ruan Dreyer Lourens Erasmus Andries Ferreira Corné Fourie Jaco Kriel Robert Kruger Malcolm Marx Franco Mostert Martin Muller Marvin Orie Julian Redelinghuys Ramone Samuels Pieter Scholtz Dylan Smith Warwick Tecklenburg Clinton Theron Akker van der Merwe Jacques van Rooyen Warren Whiteley

Backs	JW Bell Andries Coetzee Ruan Combrinck Ross Cronjé Ashlon Davids Faf de Klerk Stokkies Hanekom Rohan Janse van Rensburg Elton Jantjies Sylvian Mahuza Lionel Mapoe Koch Marx Howard Mnisi Jacques Nel Courtnall Skosan Dillon Smit Jaco van der Walt Anthony Volmink Harold Vorster

Coach	Johan Ackermann

Golden Lions squad – 2016

Forwards	Justin Ackerman Ruan Ackermann Fabian Booysen Cyle Brink Robbie Coetzee Bobby de Wee Stephan de Wit Ruan Dreyer JP du Preez Lourens Erasmus Andries Ferreira Corné Fourie Malcolm Marx Martin Muller Julian Redelinghuys Ramone Samuels Pieter Scholtz Victor Sekekete Dylan Smith Kwagga Smith Akker van der Merwe Jacques van Rooyen

Backs	JW Bell Andries Coetzee Ross Cronjé Ashlon Davids Faf de Klerk Selom Gavor Stokkies Hanekom Rohan Janse van Rensburg Sylvian Mahuza Koch Marx Howard Mnisi Jacques Nel Courtnall Skosan Dillon Smit Jaco van der Walt Anthony Volmink

Coach	Johan Ackermann

Squads

Pumas – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Marius Coetzer Frank Herne RW Kember Vincent Koch Stephan Kotzé Marco Kruger Doppies le Roux Rudi Mathee Jacques Momberg Giant Mtyanda Sabelo Nhlapo Brian Shabangu Corné Steenkamp De-Jay Terblanche Drew van Coller Ruan Venter Did not play: Corné Fourie Eduan van der Walt

Backs	JW Bell Bernado Botha Ruwellyn Isbell Wilmaure Louw Sino Nyoka Dewald Pretorius Johan Pretorius Trompie Pretorius JC Roos Marcello Sampson Ashwin Scott Pule Sibiya Hennie Skorbinski Reynier van Rooyen Justin van Staden Coenie van Wyk Did not play: Faf de Klerk Johan Herbst Deon Scholtz Roscko Speckman Stefan Watermeyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Pumas – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Marius Coetzer François du Toit Ivann Espag Corné Fourie Frank Herne RW Kember Vincent Koch Stephan Kotzé Doppies le Roux Rudi Mathee Jacques Momberg Giant Mtyanda Boela Serfontein Corné Steenkamp De-Jay Terblanche Drew van Coller Eduan van der Walt

Backs	JW Bell Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Wilhelm Loock Wilmaure Louw Tiaan Marx Dewald Pretorius Trompie Pretorius JC Roos Deon Scholtz Ashwin Scott Roscko Speckman Reynier van Rooyen Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter Stefan Watermeyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Pumas – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Marius Coetzer Ivann Espag Corné Fourie Frank Herne RW Kember Vincent Koch Doppies le Roux Jacques Momberg Boela Serfontein Corné Steenkamp De-Jay Terblanche Drew van Coller Eduan van der Walt Did not play: Yaya Hartzenberg Stephan Kotzé Rudi Mathee

Backs	JW Bell Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Wilhelm Loock Wilmaure Louw Tiaan Marx Dewald Pretorius Trompie Pretorius Ashwin Scott Roscko Speckman Reynier van Rooyen Coenie van Wyk Stefan Watermeyer Did not play: JW Jonker JC Roos Deon Scholtz

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Pumas – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Ashley Buys Uzair Cassiem Corné Fourie RW Kember Vincent Koch Doppies le Roux Rudi Mathee JP Mostert Nicol Mostert Boela Serfontein De-Jay Terblanche Drew van Coller Eduan van der Walt Pellow van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Torsten van Jaarsveld Gert van Schalkwyk Ashley Wells Nqubeko Zulu

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Johan Jackson JW Jonker Wilhelm Loock Tiaan Marx MJ Mentz Naas Olivier Dewald Pretorius Trompie Pretorius JC Roos Deon Scholtz Ashwin Scott Hendrik van der Nest Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter Did not play: Hendrik Meyer Tian Meyer Whestley Moolman Dewald Pieters

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Pumas – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Ashley Buys Corné Fourie Francois Fourie RW Kember Doppies le Roux Rudi Mathee JP Mostert Nicol Mostert Boela Serfontein De-Jay Terblanche Eduan van der Walt Pellow van der Westhuizen Torsten van Jaarsveld Did not play: Marius Coetzer Brett Nel Corné Steenkamp Drew van Coller Gert van Schalkwyk

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Johan Jackson JW Jonker Wilhelm Loock Tiaan Marx Dewald Pieters Dewald Pretorius JC Roos Deon Scholtz Ashwin Scott Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter Did not play: Ryno Jacobus Brits Tian Meyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

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