‘I wouldn’t be alive today if I didn’t have rugby’, says Siya Kolisi

Kolisi opened up about the many challenges he faced while growing up.

19 November 2023 - 00:01
By JEN SU

“We would smoke anything you could buy — petrol [and] anything in the townships. Then I went to [rugby] training and felt a sense of belonging — and the person I am today is because of rugby,” said Siya Kolisi.

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