A good week for Cheslin Kolbe
Just over a year ago, Cheslin Kolbe was considered too small to play Test rugby
07 November 2019 - 05:00
A good week
Just over a year ago, Cheslin Kolbe was considered too small to play Test rugby. Then Rassie Erasmus stepped in, picking the 1.71m, 80kg wing against Australia. Since then, Kolbe has played 14 Tests and scored eight tries, none more brilliant than the one last Saturday to deliver the coup de grace against England in the Rugby World Cup final. The 32-12 win meant that, in a single season, Kolbe has won a World Cup and a Rugby Championship with the Boks, and the French Top 14 with Toulouse, the French champions...
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