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| caption = Kolbe playing for [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] in |
| caption = Kolbe playing for [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] in 2024 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|28|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|28|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kraaifontein]], South Africa |
| birth_place = [[Kraaifontein]], South Africa |
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| height = {{height|m=1. |
| height = {{height|m=1.71}}<ref name=CKolbe>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/teams/south-africa/player/48585|title=Cheslin Kolbe player profile|publisher=rugbyworldcup.com|accessdate=22 October 2023}}</ref> |
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| weight = {{cvt| |
| weight = {{cvt|75|kg|lb stlb}}<ref name=CKolbe/> |
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| school = [[Brackenfell High School|Hoërskool Brackenfell]] |
| school = [[Brackenfell High School|Hoërskool Brackenfell]] |
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| university = [[University of the Free State]] |
| university = [[University of the Free State]] |
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| years1 = 2012–2017 |
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| clubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}} |
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| points1 = 65 |
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| years2 = 2013–2017 |
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| clubs5 = [[Tokyo Sungoliath]] |
| clubs5 = [[Tokyo Sungoliath]] |
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| repteam3 = {{nrut|South Africa}} |
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| clubupdate = 24 May 2023 |
| clubupdate = 24 May 2023 |
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| repupdate = 17 August 2024 |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team competition]]}} |
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Rugby union|Men's Rugby 15's]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019 Japan]]|[[2019 Rugby World Cup squads|Squad]]}} |
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'''Cheslin Kolbe''' (born 28 October 1993) is a South African professional [[rugby union]] player who currently plays for |
'''Cheslin Kolbe''' (born 28 October 1993) is a South African professional [[rugby union]] player who currently plays for [[Tokyo Sungoliath]] in the [[Japan Rugby League One]] and the [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa national team]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile Cheslin Kolbe">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=49348 | name=Cheslin Kolbe | date=30 May 2016}}</ref> His regular position is [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]], but he also plays at [[Fullback (rugby union)|fullback]]. He has also recently featured at fly half for [[Toulouse Rugby|Toulouse]] in the [[Top 14]], and as a scrum half internationally. Kolbe was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]]. He has won the Rugby World Cup twice with South Africa, in 2019 and 2023. Kolbe was nominated for 2019 [[World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year|World Rugby Player of the Year]] but lost to teammate [[Pieter-Steph du Toit]]. He previously played for Toulouse, Toulon, Stormers, and Western Province. He has won the World Cup, Rugby Championship, and Lions Series with the Springboks, the Top14, and Champions Cup with Toulouse, the Currie Cup with Western Province, and the Challenge Cup with Toulon. He is one of the highest paid rugby players in the world, with a reported salary of between ¥130–155 million [[Japanese yen|yen]] per season. |
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He has scored 14 tries in 31 tests for South Africa. He is one of the fastest rugby players ever with a time of 10.70 for the 100m. Kolbe is famous for his outstanding defensive capabilities-despite his diminutive frame-and stunning stepping and speed, as well as power in contact. He made his debut for South Africa in 2018 in a 23–18 loss to Australia. He rapidly became more well known and was soon regarded as a world-class player. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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He made his provincial first class debut in their [[Vodacom Cup]] match against {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}.<ref name="Regent Boland Cavaliers 17-17 DHL Western Province">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103794 | homeid=11704 | awayid=11624 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | homescore=17 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=9 March 2013 | date=1 July 2016}}</ref> and a month later he was named on the bench for the {{Rut|Stormers}} for their [[2013 Super Rugby season|Super Rugby]] game against the {{Rut|Sharks}}.<ref name="Van Aswegen to start at flyhalf">{{cite web | url=http://thestormers.com/van-aswegen-to-start-at-flyhalf/ | title=Van Aswegen to start at flyhalf | work=Stormers | date=10 April 2013 | access-date=10 April 2013}}, then he took a year out to join moyvalley rugby club</ref> |
He made his provincial first class debut in their [[Vodacom Cup]] match against {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}.<ref name="Regent Boland Cavaliers 17-17 DHL Western Province">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103794 | homeid=11704 | awayid=11624 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | homescore=17 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=9 March 2013 | date=1 July 2016}}</ref> and a month later he was named on the bench for the {{Rut|Stormers}} for their [[2013 Super Rugby season|Super Rugby]] game against the {{Rut|Sharks}}.<ref name="Van Aswegen to start at flyhalf">{{cite web | url=http://thestormers.com/van-aswegen-to-start-at-flyhalf/ | title=Van Aswegen to start at flyhalf | work=Stormers | date=10 April 2013 | access-date=10 April 2013}}, then he took a year out to join moyvalley rugby club</ref> |
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In October 2014 he was part of the Western Province team that won the [[Currie Cup]] by beating the Lions |
In October 2014, he was part of the Western Province team that won the [[Currie Cup]] by beating the Lions 19–16.<ref>http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> |
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He penned a three-year deal to remain at Western Province until 2016.<ref name="New deal for WP's Kolbe">{{cite web | url=http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_8868684,00.html | title=New deal for WP's Kolbe | work=Planet Rugby | date=13 August 2013 | access-date=16 August 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227174717/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0%2C25883%2C3551_8868684%2C00.html | archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> |
He penned a three-year deal to remain at Western Province until 2016.<ref name="New deal for WP's Kolbe">{{cite web | url=http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_8868684,00.html | title=New deal for WP's Kolbe | work=Planet Rugby | date=13 August 2013 | access-date=16 August 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227174717/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0%2C25883%2C3551_8868684%2C00.html | archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
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Kolbe made his test debut in 2018 and played an important part in [[Springboks]] winning the [[2019 Rugby Championship]]. |
Kolbe made his test debut in 2018 and played an important part in [[Springboks]] winning the [[2019 Rugby Championship]]. On 2 November, Kolbe was part of the 2019 World-Cup winning team in Japan, scoring a try late in the second half of the Final against England. Kolbe was again instrumental in the [[2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa]], starting in all three test matches and the [[South Africa A]] match. Kolbe scored the [[Springboks]]' only try in the third and deciding test of the tour to propel South Africa to a series win. He was also instrumental to victory in the 2023 World Cup, where he received a yellow card and was sent off for a deliberate knock-on in the last ten minutes of the World Cup final, as South Africa held on to win 12–11 against New Zealand. |
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===South Africa Under-20=== |
===South Africa Under-20=== |
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*[[Heineken Cup|Heineken Cup European Champions]]/[[European Rugby Champions Cup]]: [[2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final|2021]] |
*[[Heineken Cup|Heineken Cup European Champions]]/[[European Rugby Champions Cup]]: [[2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final|2021]] |
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*[[Top 14|Top 14 French League]] : [[2018–19 Top 14 season|2019]], [[2020–21 Top 14 season|2021]] |
*[[Top 14|Top 14 French League]] : [[2018–19 Top 14 season|2019]], [[2020–21 Top 14 season|2021]] |
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'''Toulon''' |
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*[[European Challenge Cup]]: [[2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup|2022–23]] |
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'''South Africa''' |
'''South Africa''' |
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* 2019 [[World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year]] nominee |
* 2019 [[World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year]] nominee |
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* [[2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa]] winner |
* [[2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa]] winner |
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* 2023 Qatar Airways Cup vs New Zealand at Twickenham winner |
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* [[2023 Rugby World Cup]] winner |
* [[2023 Rugby World Cup]] winner |
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'''South Africa 7's''' |
'''South Africa 7's''' |
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* 2016 Olympics Bronze medal |
* 2016 Olympics Bronze medal |
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===Test Match record=== |
===Test Match record=== |
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{{updated|14 September 2024}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|ARG}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5|| {{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}} |
| align="left" | {{ru|ARG}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5|| {{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|AUS}} || |
| align="left" | {{ru|AUS}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{flag|British and Irish Lions}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}} |
| align="left" | {{flag|British and Irish Lions}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|ITA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 23 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
| align="left" | {{ru|ITA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 23 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|IRE}} || |
| align="left" | {{ru|IRE}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 13 || {{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|JPN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
| align="left" | {{ru|JPN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|NZL}} || |
| align="left" | {{ru|NZL}} || 8 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 17 || {{#expr:4/8*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|SCO}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
| align="left" | {{ru|SCO}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}} |
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| align="left" | {{ru|WAL}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}} |
| align="left" | {{ru|WAL}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}} |
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! Total || 37 || 26 || 1 || 10 || 15 || 96 ||{{#expr:26/37*100 round 2}} |
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<small>Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored</small> |
<small>Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored</small> |
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===Test tries ( |
===Test tries (15)=== |
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| align="center"|'''14'''|| {{ru|FRA}} || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || [[Stade de France]] || [[2023 Rugby World Cup]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|October|15}} || Win || 28–'''29''' |
| align="center"|'''14'''|| {{ru|FRA}} || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || [[Stade de France]] || [[2023 Rugby World Cup]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|October|15}} || Win || 28–'''29''' |
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| align="center"|'''15'''|| {{ru|IRE}} || [[Pretoria]], South Africa || [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]] || [[2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa|2024 Ireland tour of South Africa]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2024|July|6}} || Win || '''27'''–20 |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Kolbe married Layla Cupido in 2018 and they have three children together.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cheslin Kolbe ties the knot on Top Billing |url=https://www.topbilling.com/articles/Cheslin-Kolbe-ties-the-knot-on-Top-Billing.html?articleID=3538 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.topbilling.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karimi |first=Cindy |date=2023-07-07 |title=Rugby WAGS: Meet Layla Kolbe, Cheslin Kolbe's wife [Pics] |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/rugby-wags-layla-kolbe-cheslin-kolbes-wife-world-cup-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Kolbe is a cousin of South African [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] [[Wayde van Niekerk]],<ref name=Villiers2016>{{cite news |title=Rio a family affair for Wayde, Cheslin |first=Ockert |last=de Villiers |url= https://www.iol.co.za/sport/athletics/rio-a-family-affair-for-wayde-cheslin-2046196 |newspaper=Independent Online |date=17 July 2016 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref> who won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres at the 2016 Olympics]] and is the current 300m and 400m world record holder. |
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⚫ | Kolbe is a cousin of famous South African [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] [[Wayde van Niekerk]],<ref name=Villiers2016>{{cite news |title=Rio a family affair for Wayde, Cheslin |first=Ockert |last=de Villiers |url= https://www.iol.co.za/sport/athletics/rio-a-family-affair-for-wayde-cheslin-2046196 |newspaper=Independent Online |date=17 July 2016 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref> who won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres at the 2016 Olympics]] and is the current 300m and 400m world record holder. |
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He is a devout Christian. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commons}} |
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* {{SA Rugby Profile}} |
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[[Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players]] |
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[[Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players]] |
[[Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players]] |
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[[Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in France]] |
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[[Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan]] |
Latest revision as of 15:43, 14 September 2024
Date of birth | 28 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Kraaifontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Brackenfell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Wayde van Niekerk (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheslin Kolbe (born 28 October 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Tokyo Sungoliath in the Japan Rugby League One and the South Africa national team.[2] His regular position is wing, but he also plays at fullback. He has also recently featured at fly half for Toulouse in the Top 14, and as a scrum half internationally. Kolbe was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He has won the Rugby World Cup twice with South Africa, in 2019 and 2023. Kolbe was nominated for 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year but lost to teammate Pieter-Steph du Toit. He previously played for Toulouse, Toulon, Stormers, and Western Province. He has won the World Cup, Rugby Championship, and Lions Series with the Springboks, the Top14, and Champions Cup with Toulouse, the Currie Cup with Western Province, and the Challenge Cup with Toulon. He is one of the highest paid rugby players in the world, with a reported salary of between ¥130–155 million yen per season.
He has scored 14 tries in 31 tests for South Africa. He is one of the fastest rugby players ever with a time of 10.70 for the 100m. Kolbe is famous for his outstanding defensive capabilities-despite his diminutive frame-and stunning stepping and speed, as well as power in contact. He made his debut for South Africa in 2018 in a 23–18 loss to Australia. He rapidly became more well known and was soon regarded as a world-class player.
Early life
[edit]Kolbe played for Hoërskool Brackenfell. He represented Western Province at various youth levels, from the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 to the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Club career
[edit]Western Province
[edit]He made his provincial first class debut in their Vodacom Cup match against Boland Cavaliers.[3] and a month later he was named on the bench for the Stormers for their Super Rugby game against the Sharks.[4]
In October 2014, he was part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup by beating the Lions 19–16.[5]
He penned a three-year deal to remain at Western Province until 2016.[6]
Toulouse
[edit]Kolbe moved to France to join Top 14 side Toulouse for the 2017–2018 season.[7] Kolbe received a call-up to the South Africa national team for the 2018 Rugby Championship. He made his debut for South Africa against Australia on 8 September, during Round Three of the competition, coming on in the 33rd minute as an injury replacement for Makazole Mapimpi, in a match that South Africa lost 18–23.
In June 2019, Kolbe started for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 final winning the French Championship. In 2021 Kolbe won both the European Cup and the Top 14 with Toulouse.
International career
[edit]Kolbe made his test debut in 2018 and played an important part in Springboks winning the 2019 Rugby Championship. On 2 November, Kolbe was part of the 2019 World-Cup winning team in Japan, scoring a try late in the second half of the Final against England. Kolbe was again instrumental in the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, starting in all three test matches and the South Africa A match. Kolbe scored the Springboks' only try in the third and deciding test of the tour to propel South Africa to a series win. He was also instrumental to victory in the 2023 World Cup, where he received a yellow card and was sent off for a deliberate knock-on in the last ten minutes of the World Cup final, as South Africa held on to win 12–11 against New Zealand.
South Africa Under-20
[edit]In 2013, he was included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[8] He was then included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[9]
National sevens team
[edit]Between 2012 and 2017, he represented the South Africa Sevens team. In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[10] Kolbe was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[11] He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.[12][13]
Honours
[edit]Western Province
- 2014 Currie Cup winner
Toulouse
- Heineken Cup European Champions/European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021
- Top 14 French League : 2019, 2021
Toulon
Südafrika
- 2019 Rugby Championship winner
- 2019 Rugby World Cup winner
- 2019 World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year nominee
- 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa winner
- 2023 Qatar Airways Cup vs New Zealand at Twickenham winner
- 2023 Rugby World Cup winner
South Africa 7's
- 2016 Olympics Bronze medal
Test Match record
[edit]- As of 14 September 2024
Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
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Argentinien | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
Australien | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
British and Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66.67 |
England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
Frankreich | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 66.67 |
Italien | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 100 |
Irland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 25 |
Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
Neuseeland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 50 |
Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 75 |
Total | 37 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 70.27 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
Test tries (15)
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Kolbe married Layla Cupido in 2018 and they have three children together.[14][15]
He is a devout Christian.[16][17]
Kolbe is a cousin of famous South African track and field sprinter Wayde van Niekerk,[17] who won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2016 Olympics and is the current 300m and 400m world record holder.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cheslin Kolbe player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cheslin Kolbe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17–17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Van Aswegen to start at flyhalf". Stormers. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013., then he took a year out to join moyvalley rugby club
- ^ http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14 [dead link]
- ^ "New deal for WP's Kolbe". Planet Rugby. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Communiqué officiel Cheslin Kolbe sera Stadiste en 2017-2018" (Press release) (in French). Stade Toulousain. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "SA U20 training group named for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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External links
[edit]- Cheslin Kolbe at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Cheslin Kolbe at ESPNscrum
- Cheslin Kolbe at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Cheslin Kolbe at Olympedia
- Cheslin Kolbe at Springboks.rugby
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