Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is approaching his 100th Test match for his country but will not reach this milestone this year.
The 33-year-old flanker has 89 Test caps to his name, and if he remains injury-free, he could reach a century of caps this time next year. Kolisi made his debut for the Boks in 2013 and five years later, he was made captain of the SA national rugby team. Under his leadership, the Springboks won two Rugby World Cups.
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This comes a few months after Siya Kolisi left Racing 92 in France.
“When I arrived in Paris, I didn’t know what the future of my international career was but when I started playing for the national team again (in June), I realised that my body has no rest,” said the Springbok captain.
“And above all, if I play for South Africa, I miss three months of the Top 14 season. I am very well paid and it makes me feel like I am stealing from Racing.
“So, for me, my physical health and the club, I want to do what is right, I don’t want to only invest half of myself. When they recruited me, they thought they had a full-time Siya Kolisi,” he said.
In September, it was announced that the Boks skipper had made a return to the Cell C Sharks.
Can Siya reach 100 caps next year?
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