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Ten things you should know about Cheslin Kolbe
1. Kolbe was born on 28 October 1993 in Kraaifontein, a suburb of Cape Town. It was a violent area,
with a large number of gang members. He once had to sprint away after becoming caught up in a
firefight between rival groups.
2. His father, Andrew, was also a rugby player, turning out for local club Hands and Heart as a
dangerous inside-centre. However, this was during the midst of apartheid, so despite his talent, he
couldn’t crack professional rugby.
3. Kolbe’s cousin is Wayde van Niekerk, the current men’s 400m world-record holder who won
Olympic gold in 2016. Kolbe was a national-standard hurdler as a young teenager but gave up on
athletics to focus on rugby.
4. His rugby hero when growing up was South African centre Adrian Jacobs, who was also from
Kraaifontein. Jacobs started the first two Tests at outside-centre during the 2009 Lions tour of South
Africa.
5. He played for the South African sevens team, the Blitzbokke, for five years between 2012 and 2017.
Like his cousin, Kolbe has an Olympic medal, winning a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
6. It was only when Rassie Erasmus changed the Springbok policy on picking overseas players that
Kolbe was able to make his Test debut for the national team in 2018, having moved to Toulouse from
the Stormers after finishing his sevens career.
7. South Africa’s thrilling 36-34 win over New Zealand in Wellington on 15 September 2018 was one
of the best matches of modern times – and it also saw Kolbe score his first international try in 15s.
Coming off the bench, he intercepted an Anton Lienert-Brown pass to score from halfway.
8. Kolbe can also play fly-half and full-back, being utilised at stand-off multiple times in the 2020-
season by Toulouse.
9. Kolbe is a philanthropist and works with the Be The Difference Foundation in 2014. The
organisation tries to tackle poverty in the Western Cape and fed 400 people a week at the start of the
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Afrikaans graad 4 ( Cheslin Kolbe berig)
Course: Occupational health ,safety and law (OHS2601)
61 Documents
Students shared 61 documents in this course
University: University of South Africa
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Ten things you should know about Cheslin Kolbe
1. Kolbe was born on 28 October 1993 in Kraaifontein, a suburb of Cape Town. It was a violent area,
with a large number of gang members. He once had to sprint away after becoming caught up in a
firefight between rival groups.
2. His father, Andrew, was also a rugby player, turning out for local club Hands and Heart as a
dangerous inside-centre. However, this was during the midst of apartheid, so despite his talent, he
couldn’t crack professional rugby.
3. Kolbe’s cousin is Wayde van Niekerk, the current men’s 400m world-record holder who won
Olympic gold in 2016. Kolbe was a national-standard hurdler as a young teenager but gave up on
athletics to focus on rugby.
4. His rugby hero when growing up was South African centre Adrian Jacobs, who was also from
Kraaifontein. Jacobs started the first two Tests at outside-centre during the 2009 Lions tour of South
Africa.
5. He played for the South African sevens team, the Blitzbokke, for five years between 2012 and 2017.
Like his cousin, Kolbe has an Olympic medal, winning a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
6. It was only when Rassie Erasmus changed the Springbok policy on picking overseas players that
Kolbe was able to make his Test debut for the national team in 2018, having moved to Toulouse from
the Stormers after finishing his sevens career.
7. South Africa’s thrilling 36-34 win over New Zealand in Wellington on 15 September 2018 was one
of the best matches of modern times – and it also saw Kolbe score his first international try in 15s.
Coming off the bench, he intercepted an8Anton Lienert-Brown8pass to score from halfway.
8. Kolbe can also play fly-half and full-back, being utilised at stand-off multiple times in the 2020-21
season by Toulouse.
9. Kolbe is a philanthropist and works with the8Be The Difference Foundation8in 2014. The
organisation tries to tackle poverty in the Western Cape and fed 400 people a week at the start of the
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