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'Ten years of hard work stolen': Kok's plea for help

NEWS: Sharks speedster Werner Kok revealed that all his treasured Springbok Sevens jerseys were stolen from a storage facility in Cape Town.

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Kok had an illustrious career in the shortened version of the game with 184 appearances for the BlitzBoks.

He represented South Africa on the Commonwealth and Olympic stage and was named World Sevens Player of the year in 2015.

The 28-year-old took to social media on Friday pleading for any information on his treasured items.

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“I have been dreading making this tweet but I have to get the word out,” said Kok.

“On the 1/12/2021 ALL of my Springbok Sevens jerseys (number 5) were stolen from a storage facility in CPT. 10 years of hard work stolen in 10 min.

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“If you see or hear anything please please let me know.”

He added: “Everything is gone, all my achievements and special jerseys from Commonwealth to Olympics and every tournament in-between my heart is heavy because no amount of money will ever be able to replace this. A legacy I wanted to show my children, just taken.”

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