Cheslin Kolbe
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Gerry Thornley: French clubs loom large for the provinces
- Rugby
- November 19, 2019, 07:00
One of these days we might go a whole 24 hours without mentioning the 2019 Rugby World Cup and Ireland’s quarter-final exit. But not just yet. Here’s(...)

Rugby World Cup 2019: Gerry Thornley’s team of the tournament
- International
- November 4, 2019, 13:29
15 Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) It’s too reactive to say that Barrett’s switch to fullback didn’t work on the basis of their semi-final exit, as Eng(...)

South African victory a cocktail of hope and unity – with a twist of Irish
- International
- November 4, 2019, 06:00
By the end of the 2019 World Cup, all felt right in the rugby world. This feel-good tournament had the ultimate feel-good story; a head coach free of (...)

Dream turns to reality for Mapimpi and South Africa
- International
- November 4, 2019, 01:00
South Africa 32 England 12 Entering the last 15 minutes of South Africa’s third final, it seemed the Boks were set to complete a third World Cup triu(...)

Pieter-Steph Du Toit named World Rugby Player of the Year
- International
- November 3, 2019, 14:59
New world champions South Africa enjoyed a memorable night at World Rugby’s annual awards night in Tokyo, landing three top awards. Flanker Pieter-St(...)

Rugby World Cup final: England 12 South Africa 32 The Springboks are the deserving world champions for a third time, thereby joining the All Blacks a(...)

Eddie Jones has England primed and ready for finale with Springboks
- International
- November 1, 2019, 06:00
World Cup Final: England v South Africa Kick-off: 9am Irish time, Saturday. Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama. How to follow: The Irish Tim(...)

Cheslin Kolbe in line to return for Springboks against England
- International
- October 29, 2019, 09:54
Rassie Erasmus is likely to make one change for Saturday’s World Cup final against England in Yokohama with the wing Cheslin Kolbe, who missed the sem(...)

Springboks' power game looks like too much for Wales to handle
- International
- October 26, 2019, 07:00
Rugby World Cup semi-final: Wales v South Africa Kick-off: 9am Irish time, Sunday. Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama. How to follow: T(...)

Erasmus and Nienaber: Golden partnership forged in the crucible of Munster rugby
- International
- October 25, 2019, 06:00
The paranoid theory always went that Rassie Erasmus, one of four former Irish provincial coaches overseeing World Cup quarter-finalists last weekend, (...)