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Siya Kolisi: the SA rugby star’s story offers valuable lessons in resilience
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi holds the Webb Ellis trophy aloft outside the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg following the team's return from the Rugby World Cup on 31 October 2023. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News
Article by Tinashe Timothy Harry, Senior Lecturer in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Nelson Mandela…
Kolisi and Klopp: The Story Behind a Moving Friendship
Siya Kolisi made history in 2019 when he became the first black captain to lead South Africa to Rugby World Cup glory. Seeing a man who was raised by his grandmother in an impoverished township in Port Elizabeth lift rugby's greatest prize was a moment that made a profound impact on all of those who were watching on.
Incredibly, history could be…
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World Cup countdown: 6 days to go!
The 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in six days and SARugbymag.co.za hails the Springbok openside flankers who made a name for themselves at the tournament.
Francois Pienaar
Pienaar made his Test debut against France in June of 1993, and went on to captain South Africa in all 29 of his Test appearances, the last of which came in August 1996.
While…
Bok captains put SA first
World Cup-winning Springbok captains Francois Pienaar, John Smit and Siya Kolisi teamed up to answer the profound question: What is it like to lead your country to rugby's greatest prize?
Pienaar, Smit and Kolisi, whose leadership skills defied all odds, shared their personal narratives of overcoming challenges and lifting the coveted Webb Ellis…
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Rugby-Experience could be World Cup-winning asset for Springboks, says Kolisi
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Experience could be a key asset for South Africa when they defend their World Cup title in France next month with a squad full of players who have taken part in previous tournaments, captain Siya Kolisi said on Saturday.
South Africa selected nine players who will be competing at their third World Cup, and a further 12 from…
Nienaber names youth and experience in exciting Springbok RWC squad
With just a moth to go until RWC kick-off the Springbok squad has been announced in Johannesburg.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third RWC tournament) when he revealed the defending champion's squad of 33 players for the 2023 edition in Johannesburg on…
Youth and experience in exciting Springboks RWC squad
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third Rugby World Cup) when he revealed the defending champion's squad of 33 players for the 2023 edition in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Nienaber's squad featured a strong mix of experience and some of the best up-and-coming young…
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Four Bulls players make the World Cup squad while Pollard, Am and Lood de Jager's names are missing
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third RWC tournament) when he revealed the defending champion's squad of 33 players for the 2023 edition in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Nienaber's squad featured a strong mix of experience and some of the best up-and-coming young…
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Youth and experience in exciting RWC squad
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third Rugby World Cup) when he revealed the defending champion's squad of 33 players for the 2023 edition in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Nienaber's squad featured a strong mix of experience and some of the best up-and-coming young…
BREAKING: The four World Cup winners that missed #2023 cut
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: South Africa will head to the World Cup in France without a number of key players.
Four members of the victorious 2019 squad failed to make the cut for the team in 2023.
The big shocks in the team are the absence of flyhalf Handre Pollard, centre Lukhanyo Am, lock Lood de Jager and scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies.
The quartet are not…
Siya Kolisi film wins prized award at American festival
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi's documentary scooped the top award, as voted for by the audience, at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
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Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story' is a documentary based on Siya's life, which released this year. The documentary, directed by Tebogo Malope, was screened at the popular film festival this past week.
Earlier…
Bulls and Sharks lead recruitment drive after poor Champions Cup and URC results
The South African rugby community is abuzz with transfer news as the franchises - particularly those with the biggest financial clout - move to bolster their squads ahead of another long and demanding season.
The present South African season still has a couple of weeks to run, with the Currie Cup final on 24 June. Yet this is a crucial period for…
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Boks hope to have Ireland lock Kleyn in Rugby Championship squad
CAPE TOWN, June 10 (Reuters) - South Africa have included former Ireland lock Jean Kleyn in a 41-man training squad ahead of the Rugby Championship, subject to an application to World Rugby that would allow him to switch allegiance, officials confirmed on Saturday.
Kleyn, 29, was born in Johannesburg but joined Munster in 2016 and qualified for…
Nienaber names latest Springbok squad
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber announced a squad of 33 players for their second preparation camp in Durban.
The squad includes 10 players who featured in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final in Cape Town and a host of overseas-based players.
The squad is more than double the size of the training squad that participated in the first…
Nienaber names squad for second preparation camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber had the luxury of naming a group of 33 players for their second preparation camp in Durban from Monday to Wednesday, which included 10 players who featured in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final in Cape Town on Saturday evening, and a host of overseas-based players.
The squad is more than double the…
The Siya Kolisi Story' Doc Highlighting South Africa's First Black Rugby Captain Set to Premiere at 2023 Tribeca Film Festival
Siya Kolisi, a celebrated athlete, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, has revealed the upcoming world premiere of his documentary
RISE - The Siya Kolisi Story.
The film beautifully captures his remarkable journey as the first black South African rugby captain, defying all odds to lead his national team to a historic victory in the 2019 World Cup.…
Siya Kolisi documentary set for world premiere
Siya Kolisi announced that his documentary "RISE - The Siya Kolisi Story," is set to world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Award-winning athlete, entrepreneur and philanthropist Siya Kolisi announced that his documentary
"RISE - The Siya Kolisi Story,"
which chronicles his journey as the first black, South African rugby captain who overcame…
Siya Kolisi has the recipe for true equality but needs the ‘Model C’ ingredients to cook
Cape Town - The lush and perfectly manicured sports fields of Grey High School in Gqberha may as well be a world away from the barren and patchy surface of Dan Qeqe Stadium in Zwide.
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But they're not... It's barely a 20 minute drive between the two, but the scenery quickly changes from posh, neat and green, to…
Three reasons why South Africa can win Rugby World Cup
With the 2023 Rugby World Cup on the horizon in France, South Africa have a chance to become the first nation to lift the Webb Ellis trophy four times.
Will they do it? Here are three reasons why the Springboks can win the Rugby World Cup.
South Africa have a proven track record when competing at the Rugby World Cup, boasting various records.
The…
Wales captain encourages his players to take confidence from 'hugely positive' South Africa series
Dan Biggar
urged his Wales side to hit the standards they've set in
South Africa
on a regular basis going into a World Cup season and not regress to the paucity of their
Six Nations
displays.
At the start of the year, Wayne Pivac's side could only beat Scotland of their European rivals and lost at home to Italy for the first time.
It meant that a…
Reprint of Siya Kolisi book pushes wife Rachel to Instagram protest
Rachel Kolisi, wife of Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi, is appealing for sales to stop of an unauthorised biography on her husband.
Siya Kolisi: Against All Odds
by Jeremy Daniel first came out in August 2019. The book details how Kolisi became the first black South African "from the impoverished streets of Zwide" to captain the national rugby…
New Bok captain Kolisi has come a long from the dusty streets of Zwide
Siyamthanda Kolisi has come a long way from the dusty streets of Zwide" near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape" to become the first black African Springbok captain.
Kolisi" whose mother Phakana was only 16 years old and his father Fezakele 18 when he was born" will become Bok captain number 61 to end more than a century of white players leading…
Kolisi's 2019 Springboks serving as inspiration ahead of SA charge at Sevens World Cup
Sizophila Solontsi and Siviwe Soyizwapi (Gallo Images)
More than 100000 fans are expected to fill up Cape Town Stadium this weekend as the Rugby World Cup Sevens takes centre stage.
Blitzboks skipper Siviwe Soyizwapi wants his charges to emulate the 2019 World Cup-winning Springboks.
The tournament kicks off at 08:45 on Friday.
In early November it…
Sportsman of the Year Makazole Mapimpi on his rise to Bok glory: ‘I’m doing this for others’
He's been described as a try-scoring machine on par with Bryan Habana and dubbed "a natural-born predator" by former Bok Breyton Paulse. So it comes as no surprise that the Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi walked away with the coveted Sportsman of the Year title at the South African Sport Awards hosted in Durban recently.
"Extremely honoured to…
