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South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that Siya Kolisi has recovered from a hamstring injury and will captain the team against New Zealand in the second Test in Cape Town.
SIYA KOLISI HAS recovered from a hamstring injury and will captain South Africa against New Zealand on Saturday in the second Test in Cape Town, head coach Rassie Erasmus said.
The 35-year-old openside flanker has been injury-prone this season and missed Nations Championship matches against England, Scotland and Wales in July. His Test comeback against Argentina in Buenos Aires this month lasted only 25 minutes before being injured. Advertisement The hamstring injury ruled him out of the first of four Tests against New Zealand last Saturday, which the tourists won 33-16 in Johannesburg.
“Siya had a grade two hamstring tear, and it takes a little time to recover, and that is why we have been cautious,” Erasmus told reporters. “We told him he had to run full out on Monday and he did so on Tuesday as well without any discomfort, so he is good to go.
” Paul de Villiers, who played against New Zealand last Saturday and had been bracketed with Kolisi for the flank position, drops out of the match day 23. After Cape Town, the teams return to Johannesburg for the third Test on 5 September, then travel to American city Baltimore for the fourth on 12 September. South Africa Replacements: – © AFP 2026
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