Watch: Eben, the bulletproof Bok centurion
Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth is set to become the youngest South African to reach 100 Test caps on Saturday, which is testimony to his seemingly indestructible body.
Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth is set to become the youngest South African to reach 100 Test caps on Saturday, which is testimony to his seemingly indestructible body.
Eben Etzebeth is set to become the seventh – and youngest – Springbok to win 100 Test caps when he returns to Cape Town for the series decider against Wales.
On this day 10 years ago, Eben Etzebeth made his Test debut for the Springboks in the first of three games against England in Durban.
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe dived over for what proved to be a consolation try as Toulon were convincingly beaten by Lyon in Friday’s European Challenge Cup final in Marseille.
Fit-again Cheslin Kolbe will this weekend be one of six players striving to join an elite group of South Africans to have won a European title.
Eben Etzebeth’s barnstorming performances for Toulon have won over club president Bernard Lemaître, who has walked back his criticism of the Springbok enforcer earlier this year.
London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has been cited for allegedly pulling Eben Etzebeth’s hair during Sunday’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Toulon.
Eben Etzebeth says rugby needs more characters like Rassie Erasmus, who the Springbok lock hailed as one of the sport’s “next-level masterminds”.
Some say he has the strength of an elephant’s trunk in his right arm, but all we know is Bok tough guy Eben Etzebeth stands back for no one!
Eben Etzebeth says it’s a no-brainer for the Springboks to consider splitting from the Rugby Championship and join the Six Nations.