Cheslin Kolbe’s new look in his try scoring return
South Africa and Toulon winger Cheslin Kolbe made a try scoring comeback on Saturday against Brive, three months after breaking his jaw against Wales.
The World Cup winner took just three minutes to find himself on the scoresheet at the Stade Mayol, as his side went on to win 47-0 to take them to second place in the Top 14 table. A quick burst of pace saw him glide past Brive centre Sammy Arnold before rolling over the line.
The most noticeable thing about his performance though is that he looks to have binned his trademark scrum-cap. This might take some getting used to.
Take a look:
#TOP14 – Le come-back de cette J6
Il était attendu et il n’a pas déçu 🔙 @CheslinKolbe a fait son grand retour dans son jardin du stade Mayol et il lui a suffi de deux minutes pour reprendre ses marques 👣 avec un essai dont il a le secret 🔥 pic.twitter.com/aOfIXj3rcI
— TOP 14 Rugby (@top14rugby) October 8, 2022
Toulon XV: 15. Salles; 14. Kolbe, 13. Waisea, 12. Paia’aua, 11. Drean; 10. West, 9. Paillaugue; 7. Ollivon (cap.) 8. Isa, 6. Corvec; 5. Alainu’uese, 4. Rebbadj; 3. Gigashvili, 2. Etrillard, 1. Gros.
Replacements: 16. Baubigny, 17. Priso, 18. Tanguy, 19. Lakafia, 20. Parisse, 21. Serin, 22. Luc, 23. Brookes.
CA Brive XV: 15. Laranjeira (cap.); 14. Tuicuvu, 13. Arnold, 12. Galletier, 11. Muller; 10. Raffy, 9. P. Abadie; 7. Ford, 8. Bedou, 6. Paulos; 5. Delannoy, 4. Rixen; 3. Van der Merwe, 2. Da Silva, 1. Brennan.
Replacements: 16. Dufour, 17. Vanaï, 18. Zafra, 19. Abadie, 20. Sanga, 21. Lacoste, 22. Ferte, 23. Tapueluelu.
