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Published 14:07 10 Aug 2017 BST
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With new captain Warren Whiteley ruled out of the opening rounds of The Rugby Championship, Coetzee has bestowed the honour on the Stormers lock. He told reporters:
"Eben did an excellent job against France in Johannesburg, when he had to step in at short notice after the late withdrawal of Warren. He enjoys the respect of his team mates and also commands respect on and off the field."In one of the Boks' final training sessions before the championship kicks off, the 6-foot-8 lock was looking primed for action. The 19-inch biceps were certainly on show: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXkw4y-lkZD/?hl=en&taken-by=bokrugby Etzebeth, as you can probably discern from his huge frame, is a demon for gym work. He can bench-press 175 kilos and, a couple of years back, had 75 kilo dumbbells custom made to work into his routines. He is not all brawn, muscle and bulk either. The Cape Town native can regularly complete 40-metre sprints in times ranging between 5.10 and 5.20 seconds.
It is no surprise that Etzebeth was the front man, last year, for Asics' 'Fitter in 15' work-out programme:
https://youtu.be/PBn4V_VyinI
And when there are no weights in sight to lift, Etzebeth makes do...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI5n-nLhM6o/?taken-by=ebenetzebeth4
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