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Springbok captain
Siya Kolisi has penned an open letter to the Western Province Rugby Union and fans for their ongoing support.
In the letter, titled
ELEVEN YEARS: A LIFETIME OF GRATITUDE, Kolisi pays tribute to the coaches, fellow players and fans who played a significant role in his development. I am forever indebted to you for offering me the opportunity to live out my dream. You have allowed little boys and girls across South Africa who look just like be to believe that they too, can be anything they put their mind to. The power in this thinking is endless, and you have provided that hope, he wrote.
ITV, the host broadcaster, didn t show replays. Italian players expressed their concern by checking on Willis as he left the field after seven minutes of treatment.
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Italy s players applauding England s Jack Willis as he leaves the pitch. Scans on Sunday (Monday NZ time) revealed Willis, who has a history of knee and ankle injuries, hadn t ruptured any ligaments, but he is awaiting further tests and is expected to be sidelined for months. The Wasps loose forward was first called up by England coach Eddie Jones in 2018, but he missed their tour to South Africa because of a serious injury to his right knee.
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At the business end of professional sport there is no time for sentiment, but there will be something profoundly sad if Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal at Newlands is to be the last at South African rugby’s spiritual home.
Western Province will host the Sharks in front of empty stands because of a global pandemic. That’s a sentence you never thought you’d read 12 months ago.
Even if WP win, the outcome of the other semi between the Bulls and the Lions will have an impact on the venue for next week’s final. If the Bulls win it will be at Loftus Versfeld, regardless of whether WP advance. By the time WP and the Sharks meet the players will know if they’ll be running out onto the hallowed turf for the last time.