'We'll see in July': Cheslin Kolbe on whether Ireland 'deserved to be world champions'
Given how blockbuster his feats have been for the Springboks on the field, Cheslin Kolbe has always cut a pretty muted figure off it.
Softly spoken and modest to a fault, Kolbe - one of only two Bok players to score in a Rugby World Cup final, the scorer of what was effectively the match and series-winning try against the British and Irish Lions and the executor of that charge down in the quarter-final against France last year - has never been one to big himself or his team up.
That's why it was surprising to hear him do the nearest thing to throwing down the gauntlet in his views on the upcoming as well as highly anticipated two-Test series against Ireland.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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