Springboks captain Siya Kolisi in the gym with team physio Rene Naylor. Photo: Screenshot.
WATCH: Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi on the mend
There’s been another positive update in the recovery process of injured Springboks leader Siya Kolisi, who is in a race against time to be fit for the RWC.
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi in the gym with team physio Rene Naylor. Photo: Screenshot.
A quick glimpse into the rehabilitation work that Springboks captain Siya Kolisi is undergoing inside the gym as he fights to regain fitness in time for the Rugby World Cup.
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The 31-year-old flanker underwent corrective knee surgery after sustaining a serious injury in the URC clash between the Sharks and Munster earlier this year.
It was initially feared that Kolisi would miss the Rugby World Cup, but his recovery process has exceeded expectations, as he continues to make positive progress in his rehabilitation programme in race against time to be fit for the RWC.
In the latest video clip released on social media, Siya Kolisi is seen working on the knee in the gyp with the Springboks’ head physiotherapist Rene Naylor.
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Rugby Championship
8 July: Springboks vs Australia (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
✈ 15 July: South Africa vs New Zealand (Mount Smart, Auckland)
29 July: South Africa vs Argentina (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)
World Cup warm-ups
✈ 5 August: South Africa vs Argentina (Vélez Stadium, Buenos Aires)
✈ 19 August: South Africa vs Wales (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
✈ 25 August: Springboks vs New Zealand (Twickenham Stadium, London)
Rugby World Cup
✈ 10 September: South Africa vs Scotland (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
✈ 17 September: Springboks vs Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
✈ 23 September: South Africa vs Ireland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris)
✈ 1 October: South Africa vs Tonga (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
