‘One of the hotel staff started speaking Afrikaans to me. It takes a while to explain I’m actually Irish’
Josh van der Flier is enjoying the light-hearted build-up to first Test even though he knows what’s coming
Josh van der Flier first visited South Africa as a 16-year-old schoolboy with Wesley College. Photo: Sportsfile
At one stage, early in his stay in Johannesburg, a member of the hotel staff confused Josh van der Flier with a local.
He smiles as he tells the story, fully aware of the internet meme about him being a South African project player rather than a son of Wicklow with Dutch heritage. It’s something he enjoys.
