Kolbe (29, 24 caps), who “should announce his future destination soon” further specifies the Var club, had however repeated lately that he intended to go until the end of his contract with the RCT, where he had arrived in autumn 2021 from Toulouse. “I would have liked to stay in Toulon but the financial constraints of the clubs and the injuries made things difficult”, explains the South African, quoted in the press release.
A farewell on the sly
At the end of March, the pocket winger (1.72m, 80kg), who scored 6 tries in 18 matches with Toulon this season, suffered a sprained ankle, which kept him away from the field. for four weeks. He was able to return in time to play in the Challenge Cup semi-final against Treviso, before becoming part of the starting XV who won the competition on May 19 in Dublin against Glasgow (43-19).
At the end of the match, the South African seemed very moved, as he was also on Sunday evening, during the 26th and last day of the Top 14, for Toulon’s victory against Bordeaux-Bègles (35-19) at the Mayol stadium. Although he was not expected to take part in the post-match celebrations paying tribute to the departing Toulon players, he waited in the hallway of the stadium with his wife before entering the field with her, splitting the guard of honor, when the New Zealand opening half Ihaia West was announced by the announcer, noted an AFP journalist.
2023-05-29 22:15:00
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