Siya Kolisi’s name was among those chosen to travel to France but the Springbok skipper has admitted he feared he would miss the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
On Tuesday afternoon, it was confirmed that Kolisi had recovered sufficiently from knee surgery to lead the Springboks in the defence of their world title.There were very real doubts that the inspirational Bok captain would be fit in time to lead his country after he suffered a knee injury that required surgery during the closing stages of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
An SA Rugby release on Tuesday confirmed that Kolisi is expected to be back for the penultimate warm-up match against Wales in Cardiff, with the Springboks taking on the All Blacks in their final preparation game at Twickenham a week later.
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