WATCH: When Siya met Jurgen, and how Liverpool boss Klopp ditched the All Blacks for Kolisi’s Springboks

Not originally a rugby fan as a German, the Premier League title-winning coach Jurgen Klopp explained how he and Springbok captain Siya Kolisi met.

WATCH: When Siya met Jurgen, and how Liverpool boss Klopp ditched the All Blacks for Kolisi’s Springboks

The story of how massive Liverpool fan and Springbok captain Siya Kolisi met Jurgen Klopp is a fascinating tale shared by the German tactician. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFPcoach Klopp explained how a chance meeting at a restaurant in Cape Town not only led to him changing his allegiance from the New ZealandThough he didn’t reveal when the meeting occurred, Klopp said at the time he couldn’t quite remember Kolisi’s name but his face did indeed ring a bell.“It was very funny.

“But my friend is French, he's much more into rugby. He came back from the restaurant and said, ‘My God! Siya Kolisi is sitting right there!’ “What? Who? I walked there just to have a look. I knew the face from different matches when I watched the game. At the same time, Siya saw me. I didn't know that Siya was a massive Liverpool supporter.”“Since then I'm really into rugby. It's not an easy one, because I had my kind of rugby story. I saw a documentary a few years ago, about the All Blacks. When I was a young manager at Mainz, I made us the All Reds. When we arrived at the stadium, we played the song ‘The Haka’.

“When the bus door opened, it was ‘Carime!’ I used to be an All Black, now I’m a Springbok. That's how it is, and how we became real friends.”

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