Rassie Erasmus has admitted that a decision will have to be made over whether France-based Siya Kolisi continues to captain the Springboks.
Kolisi has held the Bok captaincy throughout the Erasmus-era, leading the country to historic back-to-back World Cup titles in 2019 and 2023 after being appointed in 2018.
Ordinarily there would be no question that Kolisi continues to captain the Springboks, especially if he continues to show good form. “There’s a lot of players who have signed with overseas clubs with clauses in their contracts that say they will stop playing international rugby. Siya has not signed with a clause like that,” Erasmus said.
“I would always like to have our captain locally based,” Erasmus explained. “Just because it’s a call and a flight and we can have a weekend together where we can plan.
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