CAPE TOWN : South Africa captain Siya Kolisi will play through pain against New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday as they bid to take a giant step towards the Rugby Championship title and wrestle the Freedom Cup from the All Blacks.
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa Captain's Run - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 30, 2024 South Africa's Siya Kolisi during training REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo
"I’m fine, there’s nothing I can do about it," Kolisi told reporters on Friday."I spoke to the team doctor and he said it’s all about how much pain I can take.World champions South Africa are chasing a fourth successive win over New Zealand for the first time since 1949, while victory would make them almost certain Rugby Championship winners for the fifth time.
"The match is huge for the whole team," Kolisi said."We are in a place we’ve been before in the Rugby Championship and over and above that, we’ve only seen photographs of the Freedom Cup; most of us in this group haven’t touched it." "The key is to put our front foot forward from the outset, rather than trying to fight back the way we did last week," he said.
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