JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

FIFTEEN months ago, news of Cheslin Kolbe’s switch from Toulouse to Top 14 rivals Toulon delivered an electric shock to what had been, until then, a relatively quiet off-season in France. Now, it seems he’s on the move again – and his departure is probably better news for Toulon than his arrival.
On August 23, 2021, Blindside columnist Neil Fissler tweeted that Kolbe was on the verge of a move. Within hours, beIN Sport published corroborating detail, and Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre had told Le Figaro that he was discussing the South African winge...