On this day: Kolbe’s block torments France

On this day in 2023, Cheslin Kolbe produced one of the moments of the World Cup by charging down Thomas Ramos’ conversion to help the Springboks claim an epic quarter-final victory over hosts France.

An onrushing Kolbe successfully prevented Ramos from adding an extra two points for France in the first half of the World Cup quarter-final in Paris.

The charge-down proved to be a very significant moment in the match as the Springboks held out for a one-point win to progress to the semi-finals.

French supporters tried to argue after the game that Kolbe started his charge-down before Ramos started approaching the ball to kick it, but the incident was cleared by World Rugby.

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