The South African senior men's rugby side, the Springboks, have shown glimpses of their football skills!
Check it out...
What's the story?
Over the last few weeks, the Springboks were getting their preparations underway for the Test rugby season by holding a alignment camp in the Western Cape.
During the course of the training camp, the Springbok social media team has shared clips of the Bokke playing some football.
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Let's take a look at the footage of the hardmen playing the beautiful game...
Springboks jamming football
Exercises and warm-up activities vary across all sporting codes. It's not strange to see footballers playing handball or rugby and cricket players kicking a football around...
During the recent Springboks training camp, footage of the burly and imposing athletes swapping the oval rugby ball for a round one has made for some great content.
Earlier in the camp, the Springboks IG account cheekily tagged the Bafana account to ask for some football tips for the men in green.
The video showed the Boks playing a regular football game, with outside centre Lukhanyo Am exhibiting some slick skills and the rest of the guys trying their best to string some passes together:
SuperSport TV shared a clip on IG of a group mainly consisting of the Springbok forwards attempting to keep the ball off the ground.
Check out the technique:
The football activities clearly got more advanced as the camp went on as the Boks tried their hand at a rondo.
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The sequence was surprisingly good from the Boks, as they managed to keep Backline coach Mzwandile Stick in the center of the circle with Eben Etzebeth pulling off back-heel passes:
Kolisi's love for football
Unlike most staunch rugby fans, the Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has a soft spot for the beautiful game. He supports Liverpool in the English Premier League and Kaizer Chiefs in the DStv Premiership.
He's also rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in European football, such as fellow Roc Nation athlete Kevin De Bruyne, Brazilian superstar Neymar and Liverpool's Thiago Alcantara and Jordan Henderson.
Kolisi has also linked up with Liverpool's German coach Jurgen Klopp, who gave him a coaching masterclass on taking penalties, defending a corner and taking a freekick
Check out the behind the scenes footage:
Scroll through the gallery to see the Boks playing ball and Kolisi meeting Neymar last year:
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