Springboks WAG Layla Kolbe Questions South Africans Who Support the All Blacks
- Layla Kolbe, wife of Springbok Cheslin Kolbe, reposted a message calling out South Africans who support the All Blacks over local teams
- The post raised the issue of representation in SA rugby, asking why fans still back New Zealand after more than 30 years of transformation
- Cheslin Kolbe previously addressed the All Blacks' strong support base in Cape Town after the Springboks won the 2023 Rugby World Cup
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Layla Kolbe, wife of Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe, has stirred debate online after sharing a pointed message aimed at South Africans who continue to back the All Blacks over local rugby teams.
The repost appeared on Layla's Instagram Stories during the All Blacks' ongoing Greatest Rivalry tour of South Africa, which began with a 38-21 victory over the Stormers at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on 8 August 2026.
Layla Kolbe's Instagram repost
The original message Layla shared came from an unidentified account and directed its frustration at the number of All Blacks supporters still present in South Africa. The post read:
"Something is bothering me massively: the amount of All Black supporters that still walk among us after so many years of work being done by SA rugby to make the sport in this country so representative of how diverse we all are. I just am a little sad at how many people can't seem to [support] teams that actually represent them properly for the first time in more than 30 years. The sport code is doing the most to get this right in OUR country."
The message touches on a long-standing tension within South African rugby, particularly in the Western Cape, where support for the All Blacks remains significant, especially within coloured communities. The roots of that allegiance stretch back to the apartheid era, when New Zealand stood alongside non-white players who were excluded from the Springboks.
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Cape Crusaders welcome the All Blacks
On 31 July 2026, a group of local All Blacks supporters, who refer to themselves as the "Cape Crusaders," that turned out to welcome the New Zealand team on their arrival in Cape Town. The All Blacks have already played two matches against South African clubs, with their latest dominant 54-0 victory over the Sharks in Durban on Tuesday 11 August.
SA All Blacks legally changes his name
Briefly News previously reported that a South African rugby player and lifelong All Blacks supporter legally changed his name ahead of the team's Cape Town visit
The 31-year-old Wellington man chose a Māori name he described as a direct translation of his original English name
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