{"id":597358,"date":"2026-05-22T04:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/597358\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T04:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:02:12","slug":"antoine-dupont-named-3-players-he-hates-the-most-page-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/597358\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Dupont named 3 players he \u2018hates\u2019 the most &#8211; Page 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Faf de Klerk \u2013 South Africa\u2019s defensive dynamo<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s Faf de Klerk may be one of the smallest players on the pitch, but his impact is colossal. The 5\u20197\u201d scrum-half is a relentless defensive disruptor, always snapping at the heels of opposing playmakers. His lightning-quick service, fearless tackling, and tactical kicking make him a constant threat.<\/p>\n<p>Dupont has clashed with De Klerk on the biggest stages, and he knows just how effective the Springbok livewire can be. Whether it\u2019s frustrating opponents with his defensive reads or launching pinpoint box kicks, De Klerk embodies the physical, high-energy style that has made South Africa a dominant force.<\/p>\n<p>When the Boks lifted the 2019 Rugby World Cup, De Klerk was at the heart of their success, proving that size means nothing when you\u2019ve got heart, skill, and a relentless motor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/antoine-dupont-named-3-players-he-hates-the-most\/3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUES ON PAGE THREE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Faf de Klerk \u2013 South Africa\u2019s defensive dynamo South Africa\u2019s Faf de Klerk may be one of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-597358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}