RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Why Siya Kolisi should lead Boks at the Rugby Championship
Springboks flyhalf Handrè Pollard is backing Siya Kolisi to continue as captain when the national team plays in the Rugby Championship in August. The Boks take on New Zealand‚ Australia and Argentina, and the Bulls pivot says Kolisi‚ who became SA’s first black African captain recently, has proved he is a good leader. "Definitely‚ I will support the decision to make him captain. Siya captains the Stormers and he has shown that he can captain the Springboks as well‚" Pollard said on Tuesday. "He is a great player‚ a great guy and if he is given the responsibility to lead the team again‚ he has all our support. "I know that he relishes the responsibility. On a personal level‚ we have always had a good relationship‚ we have massive respect for each other. Whenever I feel I have to make a call he backs my decision and I do the same with him when he makes a call during the game." Pollard said the leadership group‚ which includes Tendai Mtawarira‚ Duane Vermeulen‚ Faf de Klerk and Willie ...
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