South Africa captain Siya Kolisi pays glowing tribute to Leinster-bound Jacques Nienaber
South Africa players celebrate at full-time after the victory over England in the Rugby World Cup final at Stade de France. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Imagesfinal will feature the two most successful, most entitled and perhaps the most rugby consumed countries on the planet. Next Saturday night in the Stade de France those heavyweights and arch-rivals,in their sixth semi-final, the Springboks will now play in their fourth final, having won the previous three in 1995 , 2007 and 2019 .
England's Tom Curry speaks to referee Ben O’Keeffe during the Rugby World Cup semi final. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Wire O’Keeffe said: “Nothing please. I’ll be on it.” There is no audio available of the alleged comment by Mbonambi. In a statement issued on Sunday, South Africa Rugby said: “We are aware of the allegation, which we take very seriously, and are reviewing the available evidence. We will engage with Bongi if anything is found to substantiate the claim.”
Asked what Nienaber has brought to the Springboks as he faces his last week with the squad, the South African captain Siya Kolisi paid a lengthy tribute to his head coach before he moves on to join Leinster as a replacement for Stuart Lancaster. “Eben was there, Frans Malherbe, a lot of other guys. When Jacques came it was normally the full contact day, what we call ‘kopperstamp’, and you had to show who you are,” said Kolisi, which directly translates as headbutt but is a euphemism for a hard session.
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