What more can we say about The Rassie? The man is a true son of our soil, and if we are honest, he is the embodiment of what a true South African should be – humble but strong, defiant but fair, kind yet powerful, and with a lekker stout sense of humour.
The Springbok coach sat down to share some thoughts on South Africa this week before the All-Black clash, and if you can get to the end of the video without a lump of patriotism in your throat, then you’re likely from New Zealand, or any other country that has had to go toe-to-toe with the real spear of our nation – the Bokke.
Man, sometimes we wish Madiba was still around to experience the Siya and Rassie show. He would have loved these okes.
Meanwhile, Siya has passed his fitness tests and will start for the Springboks against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday. Handre Pollard, Willie le Roux and Eben Etzebeth are also back, so all systems go for an ass-kicking.
South Africa
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Kwagga Smith, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23 Lukhanyo Am
New Zealand
15 Will Jordan, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Mark Tele’a, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Cortez Ratima, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Wallace Sititi, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Tamaiti Williams
16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Sam Darry, 20 Luke Jacobson, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Beauden Barrett
The party at Cape Town Stadium kicks off at 17:00.
