Speed merchant Cheslin Kolbe happy for his feet to to the talking 

Even Kolbe is sometimes surprised by the steps he takes: 'To be honest, most of it is probably pure instinct. Sometimes, I’m not too sure what I’m going to be doing'

Cheslin Kolbe: ‘My footwork and everything has definitely played a part of me playing in the streets, having fun with my friends, and just being competitive with the big boys.’ Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Jacob Stockdale did not need former team-mate turned pundit Andrew Trimble to remind him of the perils of trying to defend the outside edge against Cheslin Kolbe but the retired Ulster and Ireland wing summed it up perfectly during last season’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Ernest-Wallon.

“Knowing what he’s going to do, and stopping what he’s going to do, are two very different things,” Trimble said of Kolbe on commentary as BT Sport slow-motion replayed the South African World Cup winner’s audacious step to leave Stockdale flat-footed en route to his try for Toulouse.