Speedster Makazole Mapimpi is revved up to silence his critics when the Boks race the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday.
Speedster Makazole Mapimpi is revved up to serve a reminder of his quality in the Springboks’ final 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match against the All Blacks.
The 33-year-old wrote himself into folklore by scoring South Africa’s first-ever try in a World Cup final in Japan and has continued to be used as the big-game winger, starting all three Tests of the British & Irish Lions series, while more recently starting crunch games in Dublin, London and Auckland.
The sensational form of the two Vodacom Bulls speedsters saw Mapimpi left out of many mock World Cup squads, the sacrificial lamb to include currently sidelined teammate Handre Pollard. However, Mapimpi’s reception at the official World Cup capping ceremony showed that he still holds a special place in the hearts of South Africans.
“I won’t lie, it’s very difficult to deal with,” said Mapimpi. “But these things happen in sport, and we have fans at the end of the day. So, people will write whatever they want in newspapers or on social media.
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