Springboks: Ex-World Cup winner hails Siya Kolisi for continuing South Africa’s nation building legacy and reveals his ‘huge’ quality which he admires

Legendary Springboks second-row and 1995 Rugby World Cup winner Mark Andrews has hailed Siya Kolisi’s leadership as the world champions’ captain and how it has continued the legacy of nation-building in South Africa.

When Rassie Erasmus took over the coaching reins at the Boks in 2018, he appointed Kolisi as the team’s first black African Test captain for their series against England in South Africa.

While that was seen as a gamble in some quarters at the time, Erasmus‘ decision has been justified Kolisi has captained his country to back-to-back Rugby World Cup title victories in 2019 and 2023, as well