Watch: French ground high-flying Kolbe
Former club teammates but Test adversaries on Saturday, France captain Antoine Dupont was red-carded for this collision with Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe under a cross-kick.
Former club teammates but Test adversaries on Saturday, France captain Antoine Dupont was red-carded for this collision with Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe under a cross-kick.
South Africa rallied after a red card but fell narrowly short of a victory over France in Toulouse, where Kurt-Lee Arendse and Eben Etzebeth produced eye-catching performances.
SARugbymag.co.za followers have decided that referee Wayne Barnes had no grasp of proceedings in the Test between the Springboks and France on Saturday.
Damian Willemse said the Springboks will benefit from experiencing a sold-out Marseille crowd on Saturday before next year’s Rugby World Cup despite the loss to France.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will link up with the South Africa A squad in England on Sunday as backline cover for their midweek clash against the Bristol Bears, after utility back Aphelele Fassi was ruled out.
Pocket rocket Cheslin Kolbe packed every inch of his diminutive frame into this hit on flanker Anthony Jelonch in the titanic clash between the Springboks and France on Saturday.
Rassie Erasmus has taken to social media once more to highlight officiating discrepancies during the Test between the Springboks and France on Saturday.
Elton Jantjies’ wife Iva Ristic has urged Rassie Erasmus to take action against Springbok team dietician Zeenat Simjee.
Jacques Nienaber and Siya Kolisi are bitterly disappointed the Springboks did not reap the full reward for their gutsy fightback in a controversial defeat to France in Marseille on Saturday.
Under Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, the Springboks have a 46% win rate against top-tier opponents. MARK KEOHANE can’t understand why Bok fans don’t seem to have a problem with it.