TWICKENHAM (United Kingdom): Springbok captain Siya Kolisi receiving the Rugby World Cup trophy would be a “hugely symbolic moment” for the country, South African coaching guru Alan Solomons told AFP.
If the 28-year-old backrow forward, the first black player to captain South Africa at a World Cup, were to lift the Webb Ellis Cup on November 2, it would become one of the most iconic images in World Cup history.
It could even rival the picture of the white Springbok captain Francois Pienaar receiving the trophy in 1995 from South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela in a country where rugby was considered a pillar of apartheid. – AFP
