Duane Vermeulen is prepared to throw everything into making the Springbok squad for this year's Rugby World Cup in France. | Sport24news
After leaving Irish side Ulster, he is currently without a representative team but has considered joining his local club in Durbanville.
"I haven't played rugby in South Africa for two years while I was with Ulster in the United Rugby Championship, and the last time I was in the Cape playing rugby was in 2015. But the minute I walked into the rental shop these two guys immediately recognised me and started talking rugby. I truly believe Nelson Mandela's quote that sport has the power to change the world, and I believe the Springboks play a massive role in this in South Africa," says Vermeulen.
"Winning the Rugby World Cup is the pinnacle of a player's career. If I could be part of that again and defend that title with this team, that would be incredible. But I'd also like the opportunity to sign off on my own terms. There are a lot of players that don't get to sign off on their own terms. Such is Vermeulen's desire to make this Springbok squad that the man without a top-level team at the moment is considering joining the local Durbell Rugby Club in the Durbanville-Belville region to qualify him for Rugby World Cup selection.
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