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Springbok Scrum Half Klerk’s Faf has revealed that he was one of 27 Sale Sharks players who tested positive for coronavirus last season.
In an interview with the British publication The Telegraph, the World Cup winner opened up about his experience of having Covid-19.
The Sale Sharks’ team suffered an outbreak towards the end of last season that cost them a spot in the Premiership playoffs in October when their final round match against the Worcester Warriors was canceled.
The 2020-21 Premiership campaign begins this weekend and De Klerk confirmed that he was now fully recovered.
“I was pretty bad. I had severe body aches and fever for the first few days. After that, I was a bit tired. I was probably one of the worst cases in the club, but now I’m fine and I feel great,” De Klerk said.
“I think I’ve had worse cases of the flu, but the problem is that people have different symptoms, so you’re just looking at what’s going to happen.
“I felt pretty bad for the first few days and maybe a lot of family was a little scared that I was alone and had it. But, in terms of not infecting anyone else, that was a good thing.”
De Klerk is one of 10 South Africans currently in Sale’s books.
Jono Ross, Akker van der Merwe, Coenie Oosthuizen, Lood de Jager, Cobus Wiese, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and the brothers Du Preez Dan, Jean-Luc and Robert are practicing in the Manchester-based team, while another South African, lock JP du Preez, is also ready to join the Cheetahs.
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
