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31st October 2023
04:39pm GMT

"It is an incredible thing to be a part of," he said.
"I don't think there is a country in the world that puts so much into a World Cup, it means so much to the people."
"Rassie [Erasmus] said a few weeks ago, it is a sign of a really good team if you win the matches you are not supposed to win.
"Last week was definitely a match that we won at the death. I think today we earned it, quarter-finals we earned it. The belief in the team is immense and I don't think for one minute we thought would lose that match," he said.
Kleyn, who helped Munster defeat his former side the Stormers in the URC final in Cape Town back in May, said that he had 'zero expectations' when first speaking to Erasmus, but said that it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up.
"I had zero expectations [when first speaking to Rassie], I just thought it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. What a privilege to be able to play for my country of birth. It's a little boy's dream," he said.
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Kleyn didn't start any of the Springboks' knock-out clashes but says that 'not being selfish about it epitomises this team.'
"You buy into the plan ... not being selfish about it, that epitomises this team. We are all here for the same thing."
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