Eben Etzebeth of South Africa takes part in the South Africa captain’s run ahead of their rugby test match against New Zealand at Mt Smart in Auckland on July 14, 2023. (Photo by Michael BRADLEY / AFP)
Springbok Eben Etzebeth: ‘They cried for a week straight, we celebrated’
Eben Etzebeth has gone viral for his starring role in an advert in which he seems to take a dig at the Springboks’ many critics.
Eben Etzebeth of South Africa takes part in the South Africa captain’s run ahead of their rugby test match against New Zealand at Mt Smart in Auckland on July 14, 2023. (Photo by Michael BRADLEY / AFP)
Before Eben Etzebeth jetted off on a flight to the Rugby World Cup with the Springboks, he featured in his second acting gig when he appeared in an advert.
A month ago, Etzebeth made his acting debut with a guest appearance on the Afrikaans television drama show Binnelanders. He was cast as himself in the role.
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In his latest acting performance, he plays the role of a soft-hearted rugby player, who reads a little girl bedtime story.
The advert starts with a wife asking her husband to put their daughter to bed by reading her a story. He boasts that the task has been taken care off and when they go into the daughter’s room, Etzebeth is sitting reading a story.
The husband explains that it is an ‘Etze-bed-time-story’ – a brilliant pun on the Bok locks’ name.
The advert concludes with Etzebeth saying: “Then they cried for a whole week straight, and we celebrated,” in reference to whenever the media (mostly European) slag off the Springboks in the build-up to a big game and they still manage to win.
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WATCH THE ADVERT BELOW
CHECK OUT THE SPRINGBOKS’ FIXTURES BELOW:
Sunday, 10 September – Springboks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille). Kick-off time: 17:45
Sunday, 17 September – Springboks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux). Kick-off time: 15:00
Saturday, 23 September – Springboks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris). Kick-off time: 21:00
Sunday, 1 October – Springboks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille). Kick-off time: 21:00
Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final
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You can also check out all the World Cup fixtures and kick-off times here, with South Africa and France notably in the same time zone.
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