(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 27, 2019 Wales' lock Jake Ball (2L) confronts South Africa's scrum-half Faf de Klerk (2R) during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between Wales and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on October 27, 2019. - Being told he was too small to make it in rugby acted as the spur for South Africa's World Cup winning scrum-half Faf de Klerk to prove the doubters wrong, he told The Times in an interview published on August 21, 2020. The 28-year-old was pivotal in the Springboks' impressive World Cup campaign in Japan last year climaxing with a 32-12 thrashing of England. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)