WATCH: Aside from being a double World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi has also become an incredible ally to the women’s game.
The Springbok captain was not shy to show his support for women’s rugby and urged fellow men to embrace the game.
Kolisi made it his bid to attend the WXV 2 match between South Africa and Australia at Athlone Stadium in Round Two.
He also donned the Springbok Women’s kit.
In the last week of the tournament, the 33-year-old visited the Wales camp and handed out jerseys to the Australian team ahead of their final match against Australia.
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“I think that’s incredibly special, someone of Siya’s backing in the rugby world and just global communities is really special,” Wallaroos captain Michaela Leonard told reporters following the side’s WXV2 title.
“For him to come in over the last couple of weeks and show a genuine interest, know our players by name, know what their strengths are, know what they’ve done in recent games, to turn up on a week off after a long campaign himself with the Springboks, I think that’s pretty special.
“It sends a cool message to the rest of the world that there’s something exciting happening in the women’s space in rugby at the moment. We’ve seen that with competitions like WXV starting up, more games across the globe, and more teams added to the World Cup next year, it’s a really exciting spot and it’s moving forward quite fast.
“For him to get on board and support it, to call out to the rest of the world to get behind us as well, it’s really special, and hopefully, it’s caught a couple of eyes and everyone else is ready to stick around for the journey.”
