Siya Kolisi to start against England, named captain

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will lead the Boks this coming weekend against England. The 33-year-old started from the bench this past Sunday against Scotland with teammate Eben Etzebeth taking over as captain. On Thursday, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made 12 changes to the team which defeated Scotland 32-15 last weekend .

This Saturday, the Boks take on England in London looking to retain their number one ranking. Rassie has opted to field a strong squad against for Saturday’s match with Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and RG Snyman bringing in the needed experience. “Yeah, we got the win, that is the most important thing,” Kolisi said on Sunday when asked why he started from the bench.



“We are going to build from this, we knew it was going to be tough but this is what I enjoy about this team is that there is always space for growth. The coaches always have a plan..

.squad depth and growth is important.” “That’s good(that Boks returned to the top of the rankings) but we go next week again against England,” he said.

Siya Kolisi to captain Boks again Erasmus has explained why he made 12 changes this week. “The turnaround between the Scotland and England Tests is short, so we had to be smart in our selection to enable us to field a fresh squad with only six days between two tough Test matches,” he said. “It obviously has a knock-on in effect in the sense that we’ve made 12 changes to the starting lineup, but we have been rotating our squad all season.

“Over and above that most of these players know each other really well having played together for the last few seasons, as well as in the Rugby World Cup, the Castle Lager Incoming Series, and the Rugby Championship, so we are pleased with the quality of the team we’ve been able to name,” Rassie added as per SA Rugby . Can the Boks end the year top of the IRB rankings? Let us know by clicking on the comment tab below this article or by emailing [email protected] .

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