Ex-England midfielder Manu is Posolo’s uncle and while he was unable to play in the opening round league match at Parc des Sports Jean Dauger due to a broken hand suffered in a pre-season game last month against Biarritz, his unavailability on the pitch last Saturday didn’t affect his upbeat post-game mood.
In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
Following a gruelling Rugby World Cup and then a week of celebrations, World Cup winning Springbok players will gradually return to play at their various clubs.
South Africa have made wholesale changes from the side that lost to Ireland last week for their match against Tonga this Sunday in Marseille.
Springboks player ratings: A hard one to judge, really. They were obviously the better side and the scoreline would suggest everyone gets a 10.
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named all four scrum-halves in his squad to play Romania on Sunday in Bordeaux.
Jacques Nienaber has discussed his omission of Handre Pollard, Lukhanyo Am and Lood de Jager from the Springboks Rugby World Cup squad.
Ex-Springbok assistant coach Swys de Bruin has warned the Springboks not to carry on like they did in Buenos Aires against the Pumas or risk getting the 'tag' again from match officials.