One of Warrick Gelant’s Stormers teammates left the comment “Baba Yaga” on the fullback’s Instagram post about his try in the match against Leinster.
Gelant’s try at the end of the match saw him sell two opposition players a spectacular dummy before backing his pace to score in the corner.
“’Baba Yaga’ was of course made famous in the John Wick franchise, meaning the “boogeyman”.
Galant’s nickname is actually “Boogie”, which someone bestowed on him while at school in the Southern Cape. It stuck because looked just like a character from a different movie.
But that nickname has since evolved to “boogeyman”, which was a tale used to scare children in Slavic folklore.
It’s because Gelant is one of the most dangerous attacking players in the country, and he showed that against Leinster with a piece of brilliance to round off the Stormers’ convincing win in their previous United Rugby Championship match.
Those three things are certainly back in sync, coming at the right time for the Stormers, who are chasing a URC playoff spot with three crucial matches to play in the league phase.
The Stormers start their short European tour against the Newport Dragons in Wales on Friday night, before travelling to Ireland to on Connacht. They then round off the regular season with a home match against the Lions on June 1.
The Stormers will be hoping the “boogeyman” strikes again over the next three weeks.
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