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Cheslin Kolbe to make sensational positional switch for Toulouse
By Ian Cameron
He's known for wreaking havoc on the wing, but World Cup winning Springbok Cheslin Kolbe is set to go into unchartered territory with a shock positional switch for Toulouse.
Koble will now start at flyhalf against fellow Top 14 giants Racing 92, confounding preconceptions about what he's capable of doing on a rugby pitch.
The diminutive back will line up outside Sébastien Bézy at 9 and inside powerful inside centre Pita Ahki.
The bold move had apparently been rumoured during the week, but none-the-less his selection in such a specialist and high-pressure position is truly a left-field call from coach Ugo Mola.
Kolbe will come up against exiled Scottish 10 Finn Russell.
The dancing feet of Kolbe have lit up Rugby World Cup 2019 with the winger showing that size isn’t everything, his footwork and pace allowing him to turn a defence inside out and leave players clutching at thin air in his wake.
The Springbok started six tests in 2019 and scored five tries, including two in the pool stage against Italy when he was named Player of the Match. An ankle injury ruled him out of the semi-final with Wales but the Springboks will be delighted he is back for the final.
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I thought you meant in europe. Because all of the reasons theyre different I wouldn't correlate that to mean for europe, as in french broadcasters pay two or three times as much as the UK or SA broadcasters do, like they do for their league.
With France, it's not just about viewers, they are also paying much more. So no doubt there will be a hit (to the amount the French teams receive for only playing a fraction of it) but they may not care too much as long as the big clubs, the top 8 for example, enter the meaty end, and it wouldn't have the same value to them as the top14 contract/compensation does. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the 3 separate networks broadcast deals only went to the clubs in their regions as well (that's how SR ended up (unbalanced) I believe).
Go to commentsHis best years were 2018 and he wasn't good enough to win the World Cup in 2023! (Although he was voted as the best player in the world in 2023)
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