The evolving genius of Lukhanyo Am: 'We have the best centre in the world'

Pundits, commentators, critics, journalists and even coaches are running out of superlatives to describe Lukhanyo Am's genius adequately.

It's become an almost weekly running theme: the Springbok outside centre produces something outrageous on a rugby field, and on-lookers are left in awe at what transpired in front of them.

The Sharks captain's rugby career is quickly filling with highlights reels of purely magical moments, a David Blaine collection of scarcely believable manoeuvres that have left not just his opponents stumped.

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His latest trick bumfuzzled even touch judge Rasta Rasivhenge, who had his flag confidently high for a lineout before quickly realising that Am had done what most rugby players attempt but fail at: keeping a high ball alive millimetres from the touchline and then finishing off with a try.

Tito Bonilla's kick-off or restart was clearly a pre-planned move, and the Argentine flyhalf would have had to be deadly accurate to fool the 15 Bulls players and most of the 2 000 fans in attendance.

The ball left Bonilla's foot with the velocity of an overcooked dropkick and looked destined for one of the rows closer to the pitch.

It was an illusionist ruse as the ball dropped into Am's grateful arms, who gathered, grubbered and collected to score a try that rubberstamped Am as the talent of his generation.

"We do have the best centre in the world," said Sharks coach Sean Everitt, boastfully after his team got a rare win at Loftus in last weekend's United Rugby Championship.

Why should Everitt be modest about facts?

"That steal at the end shows you. The try just before half-time probably put the Bulls on the backfoot.

"It