Siya Kolisi reveals shock move to Argentinian club side
Could South Africa captain Siya Kolisi be turning his back on the Sharks to join Buenos Aires club side San Isidro? No, but some might think that after watching a video that has emerged this week.
Despite his South Africa team facing Argentina this Saturday in the Rugby Championship, Kolisi is clearly a popular figure in Buenos Aires. The World Cup captain visited San Isidro Club at the weekend alongside teammate Damian Willemse as they faced Buenos Aires CRC in the URBA Top 13, and was given quite an ovation from the crowd there.
Both players were seen donning the San Isidro shirt, as Kolisi recorded a video of himself amongst the chanting crowd. That video has not yet surfaced, but a video of him videoing himself has.
Take a look:
Welcome @SiyaKolisi !!!! 🇦🇷🇪🇪🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/Wd1gp24sFA
— San Isidro Club (@SanIsidroClub) September 10, 2022
Both players are in the starting XV to face the Pumas this weekend, as Jacques Nienaber has named an unchanged starting XV to the one that beat Australia in round four of the Rugby Championship.
Springbok team to face Argentina in Buenos Aires:
15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 77 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 1 cap, 5 pts (1t)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 54 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 64 caps, 40 pts (8t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 31 caps, 110 pts (22t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 22 caps, 14 pts (1t, 3c, 1p)
9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) – 8 caps, 5 pts (1t)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 16 caps, 0 pts
7 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 57 caps, 10 pts (2t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 69 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 62 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 104 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 52 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 53 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 65 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Replacements:
16 – Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) – 2 caps, 0pts
17 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 13 caps, 0pts
18 – Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92) – 58 caps, 5pts (1t)
19 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 2 caps, 0 pts
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 25 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Faf de Klerk (Yokohama Canon Eagles) – 40 caps, 25 pts (5t)
22 – Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins) – 9 caps, 0pts
23 – Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) –76 caps, 150 pts (11t, 7c, 24p, 3d)
