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Revision as of 20:56, 6 November 2019

Cheslin Kolbe
Kolbe in 2017
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthKraaifontein, South Africa
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1]
SchoolBrackenfell High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback
Current team Template:Rut Toulouse
Youth career
2009–2012 Template:Rut Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2017 Template:Rut Western Province 69 (69)
1947–2017 Template:Rut Stormers 69 (69)
2017–present Template:Rut Toulouse 69 (69)
Correct as of 15 June 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2017 South Africa Sevens 69 (69)
2013 South Africa Under-20 5 (10)
2018–present Südafrika 13 (35)
Correct as of 21 October 2019
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Südafrika
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Cheslin Kolbe (born 28 October 1993) is a South African rugby union player, playing for the South African national team and for Template:Rut Toulouse in the Top 14 in France.[1] His regular position is wing, but he also plays at fullback. Kolbe has a name for himself with fans as the world's best stepper and the worlds greatest water slide tester.


He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He was a member of the South African XV that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Playing at right wing, he scored South Africa's second try in the final minutes of the final. Kolbe was nominated for 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year but lost to South Africa teammate Pieter-Steph du Toit.

Career

Youth level

He represented Template:Rut Western Province at various youth levels, from the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 to the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

Sevens

Between 2012 and 2017, he also represented the South Africa Sevens team. In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]

South Africa Under-20

In 2013, he was included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[3] He was then included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]

Western Province

He made his provincial first class debut in their Vodacom Cup match against Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers.[5] and a month later he was named on the bench for the Template:Rut Stormers for their Super Rugby game against the Template:Rut Sharks.[6]

In October 2014 he was part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup by beating the Lions 19-16.[7].

He penned a three-year deal to remain at Western Province until 2016.[8]

2016 Summer Olympics

Kolbe was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[9] 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.[10][11]

Toulouse

Kolbe moved to France to join Top 14 side Template:Rut Toulouse for the 2017–2018 season.[12] 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.[13]

Springboks

Kolbe made his test debut in 2018 and played a 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 brilliant try late in the second half against England.[14] The final score was 32-12.

Personal life

Kolbe is a distant cousin of South African track and field sprinter Wayde van Niekerk,[15] who won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2016 Olympics.[16] They played in the same rugby team at primary school. Cheslin is also a devoted member of the Ndlovu Youth Choir and was talented enough to be chosen in the famous America's Got Talent[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cheslin Kolbe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Kyle Brown back to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help)
  3. ^ "SA U20 training group named for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help)
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17–17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Van Aswegen to start at flyhalf". Stormers. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. ^ http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14
  8. ^ "New deal for WP's Kolbe". Planet Rugby. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)". Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_Top_14_season#Playoffs
  14. ^ "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b de Villiers, Ockert (17 July 2016). "Rio a family affair for Wayde, Cheslin". Independent Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Twee neefs soek goud". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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