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“I sometimes cry when it’s not easy”: the confessions of Siya Kolisi, captain of the Springboks

2024-02-19T16:32:15.946Z

Highlights: Siya Kolisi is the captain of the South Africa rugby team. The third row joined Racing 92 after the World Cup. He was raised by his grandmother after the death of his mother when he was 15. He has one objective: to win a first club title with Racing 92. He says: "It's never easy to arrive in a new place. But I tried from the start not to be shy, withdrawn, so I decided to remain myself…” This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 90% left to discover. Flash sale -70% on digital subscription.


INTERVIEW - The captain of South Africa, world rugby champion, talks about his new life in France and his ambitions with Racing 92.


A wide smile permanently crosses his face.

Siya Kolisi is a rugby player with an infectious joie de vivre.

In the wake of the global double achieved by the Springboks at the last World Cup, the third row arrived at Racing 92. With one objective: to finally win a first club title, he who won everything with his national team (winner of the World Cup in 2019 and 2023).

For

Le Figaro

, South Africa's first black captain - a child from the township of Zwide, near Port Elizabeth, raised by his grandmother after the death of his mother when he was 15 - spoke at length entrusts.

With disarming sincerity.

LE FIGARO.

- How do you feel in your new life

?


SIYA KOLISI.

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I feel really good!

I'm super happy to see how things are going here at Racing.

It's never easy to arrive in a new place.

But I tried from the start not to be shy, withdrawn, so I decided to remain myself…

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