A World Cup winner in 2023, the loosehead is part of South Africa’s feared ‘Bomb Squad’ and a hero in his home country
Ox Nché is far from the finished article. By his own admission, the Springboks prop has just about mastered the basics. He’s not bad at the flourishing touches but there is a long way to go in his development. In short, he is a work in progress. “I’m learning, actually. I can do just one layer so far,” he admits. “And obviously the icing.”
Nché is, of course, talking about making cakes. The 17-stone loosehead is obsessed with them. His favourite is chocolate caramel, his mantra is that “salads don’t win scrums” and asked the secret to his set-piece prowess he bursts into a bout of his gentle, infectious laughter before shooting back “cake!”.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/13/salads-dont-win-scrums-ox-nche-is-icing-on-springboks-front-row-cake under the title “‘Salads don’t win scrums’: Ox Nché is icing on Springboks’ front-row cake”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
