Springboks scrumhalf Faf de Klerk has made himself available to help flyhalf Handrè Pollard with the kicking duties in the highly anticipated three-match Test series against traditional rivals England.The first Test is at Ellis Park on Saturday with Bloemfontein and Cape Town hosting the other matches.De Klerk has surprisingly established himself as one of the reliable kickers for the Sale Sharks in the English Premiership and he is ready to help the Springboks when needed.An experienced campaigner of 11 matches for the Boks, the former Lions player is expected to start at No9 ahead of the uncapped trio of Ivan van Zyl, Cameron Wright and the highly rated Embrose Papier."There was a lot of criticism to [sic] my kicking game but I have always felt that I am a good kicker of the ball," he said as the Boks continued their preparations ahead of Saturday’s Test."I have been in a few pressure situations where I had to kick for a win in England and I know that there is added pressure when ...
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