Cobus Reinach left the Stade de France pitch looking like a pint-sized Hulk after a standout hour-long shift as the Springboks claimed a 32-17 victory over France last weekend.

As the veteran trodded off the pitch, the cameras captured him drenched in green paint, suggesting that if you angered him, he would start uncontrollably smashing up the pitch like the classic Marvel comics hero. Earlier in the game, it also looked as if Eben Etzebeth had braai’ed and devoured Smurf.

Heavy-hands and lower-grade paint

While South Africa donned their alternate white kit for the late-night kick-off clash in Paris, by full-time,