Ex-France fullback: Kolbe can boost Boks at 15
South African-born former France fullback Scott Spedding says Cheslin Kolbe and Aphelele Fassi can provide good competition for Willie le Roux’s Springbok fullback spot.
South African-born former France fullback Scott Spedding says Cheslin Kolbe and Aphelele Fassi can provide good competition for Willie le Roux’s Springbok fullback spot.
The latest edition of SA Rugby magazine hails the return of Cheslin Kolbe from injury and the electric Springbok winger reveals his next-level objectives.
Aphelele Fassi says his first season with the Springboks helped him understand how he can grow as a player after being named SA Rugby’s Young Player of the Year for 2021. DYLAN JACK reports.
Aphelele Fassi says he is keen to get on the playing field as he prepares for his first start in six months when the Sharks face the Lions in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on Saturday.
SuperSport pundits Nick Mallett, Swys de Bruin and Jonathan Mokuena analyse the Springboks’ team selection over the course of the 2021 season and whether more opportunities could have been handed to some of the fringe players.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed that Sbu Nkosi and Aphelele Fassi have been released from the touring squad to join the Sharks and will depart for South Africa on Wednesday evening.
From Dale College to Border to the Sharks and now the Springboks, rugby sensation Aphelele Fassi talks about his rise.
The new-look edition of SA Rugby magazine is out now with fresh content, including the details of Springbok talisman Cheslin Kolbe’s lucrative move to Toulon.
SARugbymag.co.za readers voted overwhelmingly in favour of making at least one change to the Springbok team that will tackle the All Blacks in Gold Coast on Saturday, while only 12 percent backed coach Jacques Nienaber’s selections.
With victory a long shot and the form of key players in doubt, the merits of resisting tactical changes to the Springbok lineup for the Rugby Championship rematch against the All Blacks in Gold Coast are dubious, writes ZELIM NEL.