Cool Calvin Nash relishing chance to face Springbok Mapimpi

The merest glance at Mapimpi’s resume or the briefest view of the Sharks flyer’s highlight reel suggests fear should be one of the first emotions to emerge from the pit of one’s stomach

Fri, 31 Mar, 2023 - 07:01

Simon Lewis

It says much about Calvin Nash’s development into a first-choice wing at Munster that the thought of a direct duel with World Cup winner Makazole Mapimpi in Durban on Saturday does not faze him in the slightest.

The merest glance at Mapimpi’s resume or the briefest view of the Sharks flyer’s highlight reel suggests fear should be one of the first emotions to emerge from the pit of one’s stomach yet the 25-year-old Munster wing insists excitement is his instinctive reaction to the prospect of facing one of the Springboks’ most dangerous strike runners.