Reigning Rugby World Cup champions South Africa are known best for their uncompromising, bruising and relentless play style.
Yet, away from the pitch fans from outside the republic may have a distorted view that this persona carries into their everyday life.
Several star players recently took part in an advert for water company Thirsti in a brilliant show of their off-field personalities.
Sitting in a classroom setting, the Bok players were spoken to by a less-than-patient teacher as they got to grips with the French language ahead of their trip to France in September.
Having won the last World Cup to be held in France back in 2007, the Springboks are well-known entity in the European nation.
If their bid to retain the trophy in France doesn’t go to plan, it looks like several players, namely Lukhanyo Am, could find their way onto a Hollywood screen.
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