2023-05-29 20:29:31
Cheslin Kolbe and Mathieu Bastareaud both bid farewell to the RCT. NICOLAS DUCAT / AFP
South African winger from Toulon Cheslin Kolbe, world champion with the Springboks in 2019, leaves Toulon before the end of his contract in 2024 and three months before the start of the World Cup, the French club announced on Monday. “Rugby Club Toulonnais and Cheslin Kolbe have decided by mutual agreement to release each other from their commitments at the end of the 2022-2023 season. This allows Cheslin Kolbe to commit to a new project from the 2023-2024 season,” said the RCT in a press release.
In a post published later on Twitter, Cheslin Kolbe made a point of providing some clarifications: “These last two weeks have been very emotional for me and my family. Some may not understand, neither do I, but as I’ve been told “it’s a business”. I have to put my feelings aside. Nevertheless, I did my best. Sometimes our plans don’t always align with God’s plans for us.”
According to information from Noon Olympic, the South African winger received 1.8 million euros annually in Toulon, against 600,000 in Toulouse, which had received compensation on his departure. The RCT will therefore see its payroll greatly reduced with the departure of the Bok.
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