Cheslin Kolbe broke English hearts with his World Cup-winning try in Japan - now he has the Lions in his sights. At Twickenham today South Africa’s flying winger is part of a Toulouse team out to make history as the first five-time European champions.
He lines up against Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in only the fifth ever all-French climax to the Champions Cup. But looming large on the horizon is his once-in-a-lifetime crack at the best British and Irish rugby can muster. “That will definitely be a highlight in my career,” said Kolbe, whose try in the 2019 World Cup final ended any hope of an England revival. “Scoring in the World Cup final was something I never thought would happen to me.
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