Sale duo Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager to leave club at the end of the season
SALFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Scrum half Faf De Klerk of Sale during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Sale and Northampton Saints at AJ Bell Stadium on November 20, 2020 in Salford, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
As reported in blindside in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper, Sale Sharks have confirmed World Cup-winning South Africa pair Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager will leave the club at the end of the season.
Scrum-half De Klerk, 30, will depart after four seasons with Sale, while lock De Jager, 29, joined following the Springboks‘ 2019 victory in Japan.
Despite injury-disrupted spells for both since, they helped Sale finish third in the Premiership last season.
De Klerk has made 95 appearances for Sale so far, scoring 14 tries and 39 conversions in his 241 points for the club.
De Jager played 25 times for the club, scoring three tries.
Neil Fissler wrote in Sunday’s paper that De Kerk will be earning a million pounds a season when he links up with his former Lions boss Johan Ackermann at NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes.
Whereas, De Jager is returning home to South Africa, where he is joining the Stormers after previous stints with the Cheetahs and Bulls.
