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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Teenager Henry Arundell slalomed his way past five defenders for an incredible length-of-the-pitch try against Toulon on Sunday.
The Springboks have selected Toulon as their base for the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup in 2023 in France, with the team set to be based in Paris for their third pool match against Ireland in at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Cheslin Kolbe has suffered yet another injury setback and will be sidelined for “several weeks”, Toulon have confirmed.