It’s tough to think that - after that devastating tackling performance in the Rugby World Cup final - there would be anything more to say about Springbok colossus Pieter-Steph du Toit.
After terrorising Jordie Barrett in the Paris showpiece, many probably thought that was the pinnacle for a player who has already won two World Cups, a British and Irish Lions Series and the World Player of the Year award.
“Nothing tires Pieter-Steph. What he gives you in the first minute, he also gives you in the 85th minute,” World Cup-winning coach Jacques Nienaber said of him. “I’m not sure if he still knows that he is Pieter-Steph du Toit or Steph-Pieter du Toit but he did very well for us in the first game and hopefully he can be part of this week’s game.
Du Toit spoke more about his role in the squad and the will to win after already claiming two World Cup titles. “We would like to finish the season on a high. We have the opportunity to continue growing with the squad’s core and riding the winning momentum. We will do everything in our power to ride the wave as long as possible.”
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