Back in 2019, the scrumhalf set social media ablaze when he welcomed Prince Harry in the Bok change room after his first Rugby World Cup win in Yokohama, wearing a Proudly South African Speedo.
At the time, the blond dynamo said he was surprised by the reaction to his "big game undies".
"There is no massive back story. I just always play in a South African Speedo when I play for the Springboks," De Klerk told SA RugbyMag.
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