Siya Kolisi with his daughter. Image from Instagram@unathi.co
Springboks throwback: Siya Kolisi’s daughter is all of us!
If you didn’t bawl your eyes out or see an abnormal spike in your heart rate when the Springboks conquered the world in France, perhaps you’re not South African.
Siya Kolisi with his daughter. Image from Instagram@unathi.co
Siya Kolisi and his daughter shared a special moment after the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup semi-final. Her response was oh-so relatable.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, and there are almost no words needed here. The closing stages of South Africa’s semi-final win over England were tense and would have manifested themselves very differently on everybody’s faces. If you’re South African and didn’t shed some tears or at least feel some extreme tension at some point during that nerve-jangling match, perhaps you aren’t human.
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What do Handrè Pollard and the legendary François Steyn have in common? Well, they’ve both slotted massive penalties to help their sides to Rugby World Cup knock-out wins against England. Frans Steyn did it in the biggest game of all back in 2007 in France when he was just 20 years old, seemingly unperturbed by the unbearable pressure heaped on his shoulders. He converted from 48 metres in the 62nd minute in the final to give the Springboks a 15-6 lead. England never recovered. Pollard said the nerveless penalty in the semi-final last year was the best strike of his career.
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