Springboks star is a professional Pokemon card collector

The Springboks have several hidden talents. Faf de Klerk used to be a talented gymnast and there’s also a Pokemon card collector among them.

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KOCH IS THE SPRINGBOKS ‘NERD’

Vincent Koch, one of South Africa’s darling members of the Bomb Squad, revealed an awesome surprise talent in last year’s TimesLive interview. He’s a professional Pokémon card collector — Rare cards can sell for tens of millions of rands if they’re the right types and in mint condition. Did you collect Pokemon cards?

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DE KLERK WAS A GYMNAST

In the same interview with TimesLive, Faf De Klerk mentioned, in a typically humble tone, that he used to be a decent gymnast. We all know he was probably a lot better than decent, and there are some solid rumours that he was also an excellent cricketer. What about Steven Kitshoff? His wife Aimee said he “is an absolute whizz on water and a brilliant wakeboarder.”

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