Intimidating Springboks second-row Eben Etzebeth showed another side to his character by making a brilliant joke at the expense of diminutive scrum-half Grant Williams.

The lock is renowned for his tough tackling and bruising carries, while he never takes a backwards step if you try to mess with him on the field – as Allan Alaalatoa found out.

However, Etzebeth is also quite happy to joke around. Captain Siya Kolisi has quite often been the target in the past, with those two forming a bromance over the years, but this time it was Williams who was on the receiving end.

The Springboks forward posted a video from the changing room, titled: ‘Somebody seen @grant9_williams?’ which starts with him out of shot shouting the scrum-half’s name.

‘Baby’ Grant

Etzebeth continues to shout ‘Grant!’ as he comes into shot, where he is seen holding a small pram, much to the amusement of those present.

The two players are team-mates for both club and country and recently featured in the Autumn Nations Series where they had key roles in their unbeaten northern hemisphere tour.

They will look to take that form into the Champions Cup where the Sharks begin with a game against struggling Premiership outfit Exeter Chiefs.

Kolisi should also be involved after an impressive return to action during the Durban side’s 21-15 victory over the Stormers at the weekend.

However, the Boks skipper could not resist having a joke at Etzebeth’s expense after the second-row took on waterboy duties for the encounter.

Following the lock’s Instagram post: “Stress levels are definitely much higher on the sidelines than on the field”, Kolisi responded with a meme captioned: “Why are you yelling at me?”

The back-rower then added to his Instagram story that the water given to him by Etzebeth was too warm.

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Back together

Those two Springboks greats have been reunited this season after Kolisi returned to Durban just a few months after he moved to Racing 92 on a three-year deal.

Etzebeth jokingly disowned his Test team-mate after the World Cup. Following his first match back post-tournament, the lock posted a picture on Instagram with a caption that read: “Great to back with the @sharksrugby”.

Kolisi responded with a couple of affectionate emojis, but the gargantuan second-row wasn’t having it and poked a bit of fun at the Boks skipper.

“If you not in my team, I don’t want you in my comments!” he quipped.

Etzebeth then had another cheeky dig at Kolisi when they both briefly returned to the Sharks in October following their Rugby Championship exploits.

“Looking forward to be back at the @sharksrugby tomorrow. I heard we made a new signing, I hope me and the new guy get along nicely. Apparently he loves Racing… Cars,” he wrote.

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