Jean Kleyn will represent South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final, the high point of a remarkable Test career that has seen him play for two nations.
Earlier this week, Jean Kleyn admitted to daydreaming about his unlikely Test career perhaps more often than he should. Conventional wisdom says World Cup final weeks ought to be one of laser-focus, but maybe there is some merit in pausing amid the rising tension to reflect on the road taken to reach the sport's very pinnacle.On Saturday Kleyn is among South Africa's replacements, a fully-fledged member of the Bomb Squad.
He started only once at the tournament, against Russia, and came off the bench once against Samoa, failing to make an impression on either occasion.Kleyn was far from the cause of Ireland's problems, nor was he roundly blamed for their shortcomings. It was evident that their issues stretched far beyond his selection over Toner.However, the surprising nature of his inclusion saw Kleyn become synonymous with the limp and dreadfully disappointing final chapter of Schmidt's Ireland.
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