Kolbe set for Toulon exit
Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe is reportedly set to leave French giants Toulon and take up a lucrative deal in Japan before the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Watch: Kolbe’s eventful return to rugby
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe dotted down for Toulon in his first game since suffering a jaw injury in July, but had another scare when he was taken out in the air.
Kolbe is back!
Cheslin Kolbe is set to play his first match since July after Toulon confirmed the Springbok wing has fully recovered from injury and will start this weekend.
Italy legend to play until 40
Former Italy captain Sergio Parisse, who turns 39 in September, has delayed his much-publicised retirement plans by signing a new one-year deal with Toulon.
Watch: Kolbe, Etzebeth lose out to Lyon
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.
Cheslin corralled as Lyon claim cup glory
A last-gasp try from Cheslin Kolbe was too late to swing momentum Toulon’s way as Lyon overpowered their French rivals to clinch their first European title on Friday night.
Kolbe back in race to join elite SA club
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.
Toulon boss retreats from Etzebeth criticism
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.
All-French affair for Challenge Cup finale
Gabin Villiere scored a brace of tries on Saturday to help Toulon ease past Saracens 25-16 and line up a European Challenge Cup final against Top 14 rivals Lyon.
Rewind: When Boks thumped SA-rries
As the two teams prepare to resume hostilities on Saturday, relive the drama of the 2014 Heineken Cup final when a Springbok-laden Toulon beat a similarly SA-influenced Saracens in Wales.
