South Africa: Smiling Springbok Hero Schalk Brits Retires ... Again!

14 November 2019

Cape Town — The oldest member of the Springboks' Rugby World Cup squad, Schalk Brits , has retired from rugby for the second time in two years, but he insists this time it's the real deal as he reflects on a career that ended on the highest of high notes in Japan.

The 38-year-old Brits was lured out of retirement in 2018 by Rassie Erasmus to join the Springbok squad - after a sparkling career that included 74 Super Rugby caps with the Lions, Stormers, Bulls and more than 200 appearances for English powerhouse Saracens.

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