Boks in a better place now than ahead of 2019 World Cup: Siya Kolisi: With the Rugby World Cup five months away, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi believes South Africa are in a better space now than they were before they won the global showpiece in 2019 in…
The defending-champion Boks play their opening match against fifth-ranked Scotland in Marseille on September 10.A year before Kolisi lifted the title in Japan, South Africa had director of rugby Rassie Erasmus taking over the coaching reins from Allister Coetzee, who was sacked in February 2018.Since then they have had a stable build-up under head coach Jacques Nienaber, who took over from Erasmus after the 2019 World Cup and has worked closely with the director of rugby.
“Our coaching staff are always helpful in letting us know where we are or if we are falling behind, or where they want you to go.
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