Kolisi leaning on 2019 injury blues to be fit for France battle: Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says he initially had fears of missing out on this year's Rugby World Cup in France after he sustained a knee injury.
Kolisi, who captained the Boks to their third Webb Ellis trophy in 2019 in Japan, injured his knee while playing for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship in April. With the World Cup at the back of his mind, Kolisi eventually went under the knife with the hopes of recovering in time for the global showpiece in a few months.
“I was really scared, especially when I went to the hospital for a check-up for the scans," said Kolisi when asked if he feared he might watch the World Cup from his couch. Through this rehab and race to be fit for the World Cup, the Boks captain is leaning on his experience from 2019 when he was injured before the Rugby Championship with a knee injury. He managed to return before the World Cup and played to fitness in the Pool stages leading up to the final where they eventually won.
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