Faf de Klerk has been accused of threatening to hack a South African police captain to death.
The Springbok scrum-half maintains that he was in Japan at the time of the alleged incident, and there is video footage of the 31-year-old training with his teammates in Tokyo that can be found online.
These videos show the date stamps ranging from the end of November to early this month
The allegations suggested that De Klerk, a World Cup-winning rugby player, racially abused and threatened to “kill” a police officer from Stellenbosch.
Captain Lesley Smith has accused De Klerk of wanting to use a panga to hack him to death and of using racial slurs, according to IOL.
According to his agent, Klerk has “never driven a Toyota Corolla in his life,” and has been out of the country for the past two months. This statement was made in response to the allegations against De Klerk
He added: “He left the country with the Springboks for their end-of-year tour to Europe, where after he left London for Tokyo, Japan to join his new club, Yokohama Cannon Eagles.”
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Dave Attwood facts:
He made 157 appearances in Blue, Black and White over an eight-year period during his first spell at Bath before returning in 2022
His debut came against Newcastle Falcons at the beginning of the 2011/12 season after arriving from Gloucester, scoring four tries in his first campaign
The lock quickly established himself as a key player in the Bath pack and excelled at international level too, with 22 of his 24 England caps coming whilst at the Re
The former England international has also played for Bristol (twice), Gloucester and Toulon during his established career