Cheslin Kolbe

Cheslin Kolbe (born 28 October 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and for Toulouse in the Top 14 in France.[1] His regular position is wing, but he also plays at fullback.

Cheslin Kolbe
Kolbe in 2017
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993
Place of birthKraaifontein, South Africa
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1]
SchoolHoërskool Brackenfell
UniversityUFS
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback / Fly-half
Current team Toulouse
Youth career
2009–2012 Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2017 Western Province 46 (65)
2013–2017 Stormers 49 (74)
2017–present Toulouse 59 (122)
Correct as of 12 September 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 South Africa Sevens 30 (113)
2013 South Africa Under-20 5 (10)
2018–present South Africa 14 (40)
Correct as of 03 November 2019
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition

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

Club career

Youth level

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. .

Western Province

He made his provincial first class debut in their Vodacom Cup match against Boland Cavaliers.[2] and a month later he was named on the bench for the Stormers for their Super Rugby game against the Sharks.[3]

In October 2014 he was part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup by beating the Lions 19-16.[4]

He penned a three-year deal to remain at Western Province until 2016.[5]

Toulouse

Kolbe moved to France to join Top 14 side Toulouse for the 2017–2018 season.[6] 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.

International career

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.

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.[7] He was then included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[8]

National sevens team

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

Test Match record
As of 3 November 2019
Against P W D L Tri Pts %Won
 Argentina110015100
 Australia21010050
 England110015100
 France110000100
 Italy1100210100
 Japan2200210100
 New Zealand411221037.5
 Scotland110000100
 Wales100100
Total1491484067.86

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

Test tries (8)
TriesOppositionLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1 New ZealandWellington, New ZealandWestpac Stadium2018 Rugby Championship15 September 2018Won 36–34
1 New ZealandPretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld2018 Rugby Championship6 October 2018Lost 30–32
1 ArgentinaSalta, ArgentinaEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena2019 Rugby Championship10 August 2019Won 46–13
2 JapanKumagaya, JapanKumagaya Rugby StadiumTest match6 September 2019Won 41–7
2 Italy Fukuroi, JapanShizuoka Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup4 October 2019Won 49–3
1 EnglandYokohama, JapanInternational Stadium Yokohama2019 Rugby World Cup Final2 November 2019Won 32–12

Personal life

Kolbe is a cousin of South African track and field sprinter Wayde van Niekerk,[13] who won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2016 Olympics.[14][15]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cheslin Kolbe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17-17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. "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
  4. http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14
  5. "New deal for WP's Kolbe". Planet Rugby. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Kyle Brown back to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  13. de Villiers, Ockert (17 July 2016). "Rio a family affair for Wayde, Cheslin". Independent Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  14. "Twee neefs soek goud". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  15. de Villiers, Ockert (17 July 2016). "Rio a family affair for Wayde, Cheslin". Independent Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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