Anyone watching Tuks's Young Guns play would have noticed the fleet-footed heroics of the team's fullback, Clyde Lewis. 

He seems to be one of those exceptional players who with the ball in hand can foil the defensive play of any opposition team without fail. It is what has led to him scoring in all three games so far. 

The modest Lewis gets half-embarrassed when asked to talk about his onfield heroics. His immediate reaction is to point out that any fullback worth his salt should be able to score tries. To counter-attack is part and parcel of a fullback's job description as far as he is concerned.

According to Lewis, every time he steps on the field, he tries to emulate the Springbok World Cup hero, Cheslin Kolbe.

"Cheslin proved that size does not matter on the field. It is all about heart. That is something Cheslin has not a shortage of," explains Lewis, who currently weighs a mere 70kg. 

"I have started to bulk up, but I got to be careful. If I get to be too big, it is going to slow me down. My speed is one of my biggest assets as a rugby player."

While at high school Lewis was an enthusiastic sprinter who could 'blitz' the 100 metres in a time of 10.80s. 

The Tuks fullback originates from Dysselsdorp. The sad reality is that if he stayed there, he would not still be playing rugby definitely not Varsity rugby as there is no real rugby development in the remote rural areas.

"I will be forever grateful to mom for the decision she took to move to George when I had to start school. It was a drastic step, but she wanted me to have a fair chance to fulfil my potential, whatever it might be. My dad used to be quite a good footballer on his day, but due to the lack of opportunities he never got to fulfil his dreams," explained Lewis, who matriculated at Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale.

The interview is the day after Tuks's Young Guns had lost to Shimlas. It is the team's first defeat. Lewis, who is also the captain, has no excuse. 

"The honest truth is that we played poorly. No team can expect to win when playing for most of the game in your own half. We tend to be our own worst enemies by continually making mistakes at crucial times. Our onfield decision making also tends to let us down. But in our defence, I got add that we had a different flyhalf playing each time."

Lewis is confident that the team is capable of upping their performance on Monday when they play Maties at the Danie Craven Stadium as to him it is all about pride when you don the "coveted striped jersey".