Jean Kleyn and South Africa face New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final
Former Ireland international Jean Kleyn has revealed he has received a number of "heartfelt" messages from Munster fans ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
“I’ve been absolutely inundated with messages from Munster supporters – obviously only after Ireland fell out,” said Kleyn.“The support was really heartfelt from a lot of Munster fans and it made it a lot easier for me because I thought it would be quite a negative reaction when I declared for the Springboks.
“Obviously it was a pity for us the result didn’t go our way but here we are in the end still,” said Kleyn. Kleyn acknowledges being on the verge of becoming a world champion with his native South Africa was “outside the realm of thinking” just months ago.
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