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Faf De Klerk is to depart Sale at the end of the season after a five-year spell at the AJ Bell Stadium during which he has become one of the sportβs biggest stars.
In a blow to the prestige of the Gallagher Premiership following the reduction in salary cap to Β£5million, De Klerk will leave alongside fellow South Africa 2019 World Cup winner Lood De Jager.
πππ¨π π¦π§ππ§ππ ππ‘π§ π¦Sale Sharks can confirm today that Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager will leave the club at the end of the 21-22 season.
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β Sale Sharks π¦ (@SaleSharksRugby) April 5, 2022
The 30-year-oldβs international career had stalled until his stellar form at the Sharks propelled him back into Springboks selection and he has been first choice scrum-half ever since.
De Klerk has made 95 appearances for Sale since signing in 2017 and is set to join Japanese side NTT Docomo Red, while 29-year-old lock De Jager has accumulated 25 outings in an injury-hit stay in Manchester and is expected to return to South Africa.
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