Cape Town – He has passed his first Super Rugby test with flying colours ... now can emerging Stormers strongman Vincent Koch tame a gnarly All Black?
The commanding set-piece performance of the debut-making tighthead prop was one of the major talking points from the Capetonians’ minor upset of the Bulls at Loftus on Saturday.
Also extremely active in open play, the 24-year-old, who is on loan from the Pumas until the Currie Cup – a deal some observers believe may swiftly change now – earned praise from at least one renowned Springbok and Stormers No 3 scrummager of yesteryear, Cobus Visagie.