Springboks Star Practices Kasi Flava With Rugby Ball

Although the Springboks are hard at work in the Rugby World Cup, Trevor Nyakane still had time to show off his football skills during their training session. Check it out!

What's the story?

South African rugby star Trevor Nyakane showcased some impressive football skills during the Springboks' training session on Tuesday.

Football and rugby may be linked in terms of the latter's foundation, but it's always surprising to see a rugby player showing some natural football ability.

Read: Eze, Saka Son Grace London Fashion Week 

Let's take a closer look...

Springbok star shows footy skills

As the Springboks prepare to face Ireland in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday evening in France, Trevor Nyakane showcased some dazzling football skills.

The prop was practicing his dribbling on his fellow forwards, Steven Kitshoff and Jean Kleyn, attempting "iSikela" on the latter before trying out a more complicated trick on Kleyn.

Read: Sekhukhune Star Sends Tongues Wagging With R700k Car 

Rugby players aren't strangers to having a ball at their feet, they do sometimes play football as a training-ground exercise, as they showed during their training camp ahead of the global Rugby showpiece in France.

Nyakane's skills gives us an idea that he has an appreciation for Kasi Flava and SuperSport's Twitter/X page teasingly asking when the burly rugby star will earn a call-up to Hugo Broos' Bafana Bafana squad:

It's not the first time we've seen a Springbok showing a little football flavour during this World Cup.

Mercurial flyhalf Manie Libbok pulled off a no-look cross-kick pass, which left football fans both shocked and impressed by the improvisation that's normally displaced in a football game.

Have your say...

You must be SIGNED IN to read and post comments.