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Dynamic duo: Fans pick Semi Radradra, Cheslin Kolbe as finalists in vote for world's best wing
By Online Editors
Fijian flyer Semi Radradra and Springboks sensation Cheslin Kolbe have been left as the last players standing in a worldwide fan vote to determine the planet's best wing.
Punters worldwide hit the polls on RugbyPass’ Facebook and Instagram accounts as part of the Straight 8 Fan Vote campaign to decide the best players on the globe in each position, as voted by the fans.
In the first two instalments of the series, England star Mao Itoje defeated South Africa's Eben Etzebeth to be crowned the world's best lock, while World Rugby player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit fought off All Blacks powerhouse Ardie Savea to claim the flanker title.
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By virtue of qualifying for a top two spot in their respective positions, all four players have qualified for a place in the RugbyPass Straight 8 Fan Vote World XV, where they will be joined by wing finalists Radradra and Kolbe.
After having easily fended off the challenge of Japan hero Kenki Fukuoka in the first round of the knockout bracket, Radradra was pitted against South African try-scoring machine Makazole Mapimpi in a semi-final clash.
The Sharks speedster's impressive scoring ratio on the international scene - he's scored 14 tries in as many tests, including one against England in last year's World Cup final in Japan - wasn't enough to hold out the rampant Radradra, though.
Instead, the barnstorming Bordeaux rugby league convert ran away with the tie, accumulating an impressive 72 percent of the vote count to land himself a place in the final.
There he will face 2019 World Rugby player of the year nominee Cheslin Kolbe, who had dominated Welsh wing Josh Adams in the quarter-final stage to reach the second round.
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