A South Africa Rugby statement on Saturday said Kleyn will become the 41st member of the Championship squad if an application based on his birthplace succeeds -
MUNSTER LOCK Jean Kleyn will be included in the South Africa squad for the Rugby Championship next month if an application for a change of national team status succeeds.
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has been able to include previously club-tied stars based in England and France for the first time for a training camp that begins in Pretoria on Monday. “Do we think he will be ready for the World Cup? Yes, we do,” Nienaber told a recent press briefing in Cape Town.Apart from Kleyn, the biggest surprise was a recall for long-ignored loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez, who was part of the Sale Sharks team beaten by Saracens in the English Premiership final.Du Preez and France-based props Trevor Nyakane and Vincent Koch will not be available for the start of the camp due to personal and club commitments.
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