Kolbe will play his first Test at fullback when he makes a return to the Springbok team for the primary time since July in a settled group to face the top-ranked group on this planet, Ireland, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
Kolbe, whose final Test was within the Incoming Series in opposition to Wales, will begin in an thrilling again three with Kurt-Lee Arendse and Makazole Mapimpi.
Over his 20-Test profession, Kolbe has began 16 occasions in his common place on the fitting wing, whereas coming off the bench on 4 events.
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Notably, the Boks have additionally gone with a six-two forwards-to-backs cut up on the ‘bomb squad’ bench, with scrumhalf Faf de Klerk and fullback Willie le Roux the one two backs on the bench.
Although some may need thought a kind of two gamers could be subsequent in line to cover flyhalf ought to Damian Willemse get injured, it will in actual fact be Kolbe who takes on this duty.
“Cheslin has delivered star performances for his clubs in France at flyhalf, so he will slot in as a back-up flyhalf if necessary, while Faf is another option for us at No 10 as well,” Bok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed.
“Cheslin was also always a realistic option at 15 for us,” Nienaber added.”We simply by no means had a possibility to play him there earlier than, however we really feel for this recreation this choice will serve us effectively.”
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Kolbe types a dynamic again three within the Boks group
15 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 20 caps, 50 pts (10t)
14 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 3 caps, 10 pts (2t)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 56 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 66 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 33 caps, 110 pts (22t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 23 caps, 19 pts (1t, 4c, 2p)
9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) – 10 caps, 12 pts (2t, 1c)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 18 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 64 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 71 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 64 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 106 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 54 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 55 caps, 65 pts (13t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 67 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Replacements:
16 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 52 caps, 55 pts (11t)
17 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 15 caps, 0 pts
18 – Vincent Koch (unattached) – 37 caps, 0 pts
19 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 59 caps, 10 pts (2t)
20 – Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) – 3 caps, 0 pts
21 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 27 caps, 15 pts (3t)
22 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 42 caps, 25 pts (5t)
23 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 79 caps, 65 pts (13t)
Springbok report in opposition to Ireland:
Played 26; Won 18; Lost 7; Drawn 1; Points for: 506, Points in opposition to: 380; Tries scored 69, Tries conceded 35; Highest rating 38-0; Biggest win 38 factors. Win % 69%.
Milestones:
- Siya Kolisi is the second most capped Springbok captain, having led the group in 41 Tests.
- Eben Etzebeth is the second most capped Springbok lock with 106 Tests.
- Etzebeth will equal Tendai Mtawarira and CJ van der Linde’s report of seven Test matches in opposition to Ireland.
Miscellaneous:
- The complete Test caps for the Springbok beginning line-up is 710.
- There are 211 caps within the backline with 499 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are an additional 315 caps.
- The common caps per participant within the backline are 30, the forwards 62, whereas the gamers on the bench common 39.
- Wille le Roux will play in his 80th Test match. He has performed 75 as fullback, trailing essentially the most capped fullback Percy Montgomery by 12 Tests within the No 15 jersey.