Kolbe’s call on Lions is sign of true rugby man

THERE are plenty of things to like about Cheslin Kolbe, the tap-dancing wing from the Cape Town suburbs whose late try for the Springboks in last autumn’s global final ensured the full measure of their superiority over England would be properly reflected on the scoreboard.
A thrill-a-minute talent with a social conscience to match, his charity work goes way beyond a single act of generosity in raffling his World Cup boots as a contribution to feeding the destitute in the Western Cape.
By comparison, his confirmation this week that he would face the British and Irish Lions...

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