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Watch: Cheslin Kolbe produces 60-metre stunner to burn Wasps in one play

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Cheslin Kolbe breaks away to score a stunning try against Wasps.

Springboks livewire utility Cheslin Kolbe is in some patch of form right now.

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The hot-stepping wing ripped open Wasps in one phase on a simple first receiver carry from the scrum, bouncing off the first defender before turning on the afterburners to go the distance.

Kolbe finished with a box line of 95 running metres, one try and eight defenders beaten, earning him Man of the Match honours in Toulouse’s 24-16 win over Wasps at the Ricoh.

“It was a great team effort from the boys. We knew coming to Wasps wasn’t going to be easy but we implemented the plan that we had coming into this.

“The forwards did really well, they made great carries and it gave the backs a lot of confidence,” Kolbe said after the match.

Toulouse earned top spot in Pool One after the win, maintaining a perfect win record after they previously beat Leinster and Bath. Wasps, who are bottom on the Pool, return to France next weekend to play Toulouse in the return leg.

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Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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