Giving Back

Siya Kolisi creates field of dreams for township kids

Bok captain teams up with vellies outfit to bring green, grassy grounds to townships

02 February 2020 - 00:00
By KARISHMA THAKURDIN

A young Siya Kolisi spent his days playing rugby on a thorny,  gravel-strewn  field in Zwide township in Port Elizabeth,  with no idea that  just a few kilometres away, more affluent boys played on lush green grass. Now the Springbok rugby captain’s dream to give  impoverished  young children a proper rugby field to play on is becoming  reality.

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