He made his Super Rugby debut on New Zealand soil in a match against the Blues in Auckland, coming off the bench on the hour mark.

[5] Despite getting sin-binned in their next match, a 31–20 victory against the Reds in Brisbane,[6] Kruger was promoted to the starting line-up for the first time the following week against the Force in Perth.

[8] However, he failed to establish himself as a regular for the Golden Lions, either domestically or in the Super Rugby, and returned to Potchefstroom to rejoin the Leopards prior to the 2011 Currie Cup First Division season.

He played off the bench for the Lions in their first match of the season in an 8–22 loss to the Hurricanes to make his first appearance in the competition after a four-season absence.

[11] He featured in a total of twelve matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and scored two tries for the side.