“We signed him from Santos as a right back last season, and here he is doing the business for us in front of goal with his pace and technical skills.”

The race is run at the same time in about 35 countries the world over, and the South African race takes place at 1pm in Irene, Pretoria.

It came as Sydney’s Sunday Telegraph reported that a AU$1 million offer was made to Israel Folau last week in a bid to avoid the tribunal.