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Former England and British & Irish Lions wing Ugo Monye says there will be more than enough opportunities for players to prove themselves before the 2021 tour of South Africa.
Monye has personal experience of rising from the fringes as he went from playing as a reserve for the English Saxons to starting against the Springboks when the Lions last toured South Africa in 2009. Rugby fans can book Springboks vs British and lions Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
Ugo Monye – Plenty of time for prospective British Lions
The then 26-year-old not only scored an excellent solo try in the third Test, which the Lions won but also finished the tour as the top try-scorer – with five scores to his name.
With over half of 2020 already lost to the Covid-19 pandemic, prospective Lions players will be concerned over whether they will be left with enough time to prove their worth before the tour gets underway in July next year.
However, Monye told the Lions website that while a few names may already be penciled in for next year’s squad, there will still be plenty of time for a couple of surprise names to surface.
‘I got capped in November 2008 and ended up going on a Lions Tour with six international caps,’ Monye said. ‘There is all manner of opportunity and I think it’s a really interesting time.
‘We have seen players emerge in the Premiership and almost get capped this season – Louis Rees-Zammit is absolute lightning and I’d say he’d go well on a fast track in South Africa.
Ugo Monye – Plenty of time for prospective British Lions
‘The impact that these players can have, I wouldn’t be ruling anyone out. There will be four or five players that are not on the Lions radar now that will be spoken about regarding going on that Tour.
‘There won’t be many but there will be some guys that enter the conversation, but there is a big difference between being part of the conversation and being on the plane – that’s for sure.
‘No one knows what this rugby world in the next year is going to look like. But if we can get a full calendar of games, Autumn Internationals in whatever capacity, Six Nations as well as the domestic leagues and European competition – there are enough games at a high level to be able to prove yourself.
‘So, for anyone who doesn’t feel they are automatic selection, it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. There are plenty of games, plenty of opportunities to make a late surge.’
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expects the coaching continuity and experience of Warren Gatland to pose a massive challenge during next year’s British & Irish Lions tour.
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, speaking on the SA Rugby Podcast, said he is expecting more of the same from Gatland and his touring team when they arrive in South Africa in 2021.
Nienaber: Lions will have their ducks in a row
It will be Nienaber’s second encounter with the British & Irish Lions after he was involved with Western Province in 2009. The tourists won a tough tussle in torrential rain 26-23 at Newlands in Cape Town.
Gatland has not lost a series since being appointed as Lions head coach in 2012. The New Zealander was involved in the 2009 Tour as a forwards coach and has since coached the invitational team to a 2-1 series win against Australia – which included a massive 41-16 victory in the final Test – as well as a 1-1 series draw against the All Blacks after the final encounter ended in a 15-15 stalemate.
‘Warren Gatland’s coaching ability and experience, and the teams he assembled on their two previous tours to Australia and New Zealand, speaks for itself,’ Nienaber said.
Nienaber: Lions will have their ducks in a row
‘The series victory in Australia was their first in 16 years, since they beat the Boks in 1997, and we know how tough it is to get a win or a draw in New Zealand.
‘Warren and his coaching staff are very experienced in the Lions set-up, what is needed to fuse players from four teams and four different styles of play, and what buttons to press to unlock the emotions, skill sets and grunt from various countries.
‘They will certainly have all their ducks in a row and it will be a massive challenge for us.’
Gatland returned to New Zealand after finishing his 13-year tenure as Wales coach last year and is busy coaching the Chiefs in Super Rugby Aotearoa.
A concern for Nienaber is that he does not know what to expect from the Lions, but the Springbok coach says he is taking note from what Gatland is doing with the Chiefs.
‘The negative for us, is that we don’t know what type of playing style they will bring to South Africa,’ Nienaber admitted.
Nienaber: Lions will have their ducks in a row
‘We’re watching Warren with the Chiefs at the moment, to see what direction they are taking as he might bring some of that over to SA next year. There certainly is enough intrigue and story lines involved that makes for one massive clash next year.’
According to Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, next year’s tour of the British and Irish Lions to South Africa will pose a massive challenge to his team.
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Springboks expect to meet well-drilled British and Irish Lions in 2021
Gatland will coach the Lions for the third time when they tour South Africa in 2021, completing the traditional set having already taken the team to Australia and his native New Zealand.
Formerly the coach of Wales, Gatland has taken up a position with the Chiefs who will grant him leave to mentor the Lions. His time in Waikato has made a rough start with the team failing to win a match in Super Rugby Aotearoa to date.
BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS WILL BE READY TO FACE SPRINGBOKS
Nienaber expects Gatland’s Lions to be a different prospect though and is relishing testing himself against the veteran coach.
“Warren Gatland’s coaching ability and experience, and the teams he assembled on their two previous tours to Australia and New Zealand, speaks for itself,” said Nienaber.
“The series victory in Australia was their first in 16 years since they beat the Boks in 1997, and we know how tough it is to get a win or a draw in New Zealand.
Springboks expect to meet well-drilled British and Irish Lions in 2021
“Warren and his coaching staff are very experienced in the Lions set-up, what is needed to fuse players from four teams and four different styles of play, and what buttons to press to unlock the emotions, skill sets and grunt from various countries.
“They will certainly have all their ducks in a row and it will be a massive challenge for us.”
ONE EYE ON THE CHIEFS
Nienaber said that he and his technical team had one eye on what Gatland was doing at the Chiefs to perhaps glean some insights.
“The negative for us, is that we don’t know what type of playing style they will bring to South Africa,” said Nienaber.
“We’re watching Warren with the Chiefs at the moment, to see what direction they are taking as he might bring some of that over to SA next year. There certainly is enough intrigue and storylines involved that makes for one massive clash next year.”
Springboks expect to meet well-drilled British and Irish Lions in 2021
The British and Irish Lions are set to play eight matches in all in South Africa with five tour games augmenting the three Tests.
The first Test in the three-match series is slated to take place on Saturday 24 July 2021 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. A week later they will face the Springboks again at Newlands before the series wraps up back in Johannesburg at Ellis Park.
The British and Irish Lions have been given the go-ahead to tour South Africa next summer – sparking fresh concern for player welfare. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
Weeks of uncertainty ended when organisers confirmed that the eight-match trip, culminating in three Tests against the world champion Springboks, will take place as originally scheduled.
The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will still place next summer despite concerns over player welfare with the Premiership season delayed
Both parties had been prepared to push the tour back into the autumn if it freed up a summer slot for global rugby to at least make a start on repairing its parlous financial situation.
But with club and country unable to agree on a route out of Covid crisis, the Lions have chosen to go ahead as planned, starting in Cape Town on July 3 and running through to August 7, when the final Test is staged at Ellis Park.
The fortnight-long series clashes directly with the Olympics but of greater concern to players will be that it leaves next to time for rest from the moment the English Premiership resumes next month.
Just this week former England star Freddie Burns launched a scathing attack on rugby bosses in these pages over the ‘brutal’ Premiership demands being imposed on the country’s stars.
He condemned as “madness” the revised schedule, which sees clubs play seven times in 28 days in order to finish this campaign in time to start the next one less than a month later.
“Player welfare is a term we hear a lot about,” said the Japan-bound fly-half. “But I don’t think it’s quite backed up by anyone in the game.”
Elite players in England are limited to 30 full games – or 35 match ‘involvements’ of 20 minutes or more – under the agreement between clubs, country and players’ union.
Yet the top players face the prospect of up to five Tests in the autumn and a Six Nations Championship in the spring.
Add to that two European Cups and one and a half domestic league campaigns before the Lions even set off on safari and there are difficult conversations looming.
The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will still place next summer despite concerns over player welfare with the Premiership season delayed
Days after Premiership Rugby boss Darren Childs claimed “every single club is absolutely on board and totally supportive” with the schedule, Damian Hopley revealed that the players’ union he leads are still discussing the small print.
Whatever the state of the Lions when they finally assemble, South Africa has vowed to lay on a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience for their fans – while challenging home supporters to “ensure the army of red does not dwarf our sea of green and gold”.
Seven players and two non-playing staff, from a pool of 856, have tested positive in Premiership Rugby’s second round of Covid testing.
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A ground-breaking partnership between SA Rugby and the British and Irish Lions includes plans of a tour documentary.
The British and Irish Lions 2021 tour to South Africa will spawn another documentary, this time in a joint venture between the two rugby giants.
In previous tours, both teams have given fans access to behind the scenes content via 1997’s Living with the Lions, which documented the visitors’ expedition, as well as a similar look into the 2009 tour. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
SA Rugby plans joint tour documentary with British and Irish Lions
BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS TOUR TO SA DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS
In an all-encompassing venture between SA Rugby and the Lions, fans will gain access through both camps.
In a joint statement issued out on Friday, Lions managing director Ben Calvery said this was the first time in the team’s long history that a tour has been approached in this manner.
“A Lions Tour is a global sporting event and its continued commercial growth over the last decade has made it clear that a more collaborative, efficient, and optimized structure was needed,” he said.
“Together with SA Rugby, this new approach will ensure that the 2021 Tour will reach new heights and avoid some of the inefficiencies we have experienced on previous tours. While the competition on the field of play is great, off the field we should aspire to work collaboratively to create a whole greater than the sum of the parts.”
SA Rugby chief executive, Jurie Roux said the venture was a good example of co-operation in the north and southern hemisphere.
“I am confident that this new more collaborative approach will help unlock new and increased revenues for South African rugby and the British & Irish Lions, which gets reinvested into the game, and look forward to working in close partnership between now and the Tour next year.”
The Lions are expected to land in South Africa in June, ahead of five tour matches – the first of which kicks off on 3 July – and three Tests against the Springboks.
SA Rugby plans joint tour documentary with British and Irish Lions
FULL TOUR SCHEDULE
Saturday 3 July: British & Irish Lions v DHL Stormers – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Wednesday 7 July: British & Irish Lions v South Africa’ Invitational’ – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Saturday 10 July: British & Irish Lions v Cell C Sharks – Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
Wednesday 14 July: British & Irish Lions v South Africa ‘A’ Team – Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Saturday 17 July: British & Irish Lions v Vodacom Bulls – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday 24 July (first Test): Springboks v British & Irish Lions – FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Saturday 31 July (second Test): Springboks v British & Irish Lions – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Saturday 7 August (third Test): Springboks v British & Irish Lions – Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
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Legendary British and Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he would be “delighted” to pick Saracens players for the 2021 South Africa tour.
Sarries will play in the Championship next season after salary cap breaches.
But McGeechan says big-name players like Owen Farrell and Jamie George will be “very fit and very fresh” after a campaign in the second tier. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
British and Irish Lions Tour: Saracens players will be ‘very fit’ after Championship campaign, says McGeechan
“You could plan a season like a centrally contracted player,” McGeechan told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“You could almost manage an ideal playing programme leading up to the tour.”
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Current Saracens and England stars Farrell and George, along with Elliot Daly, Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola, all excelled on the last Lions tour to New Zealand in 2017, and have all committed to staying at the club despite their relegation.
“For the Championship games the players can be selected as and when is required,” McGeechan added.
British and Irish Lions Tour: Saracens players will be ‘very fit’ after Championship campaign, says McGeechan
“The players from Saracens I would anticipate arriving on the tour very fit and very fresh.”
The Lions, who will be coached by Warren Gatland for the third time in a row, confirmed on Wednesday the tour will proceed as planned in July and August, but will come at the end of a condensed Premiership season.
The current campaign resumes on 14 August and is set to finish on 24 October, with the 2020-2021 season scheduled to start soon after in mid-November, which will put unprecedented strain on clubs and players.
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In the two-year run-up to the Springboks’ World Cup victory, the side perfected and mastered a high-risk, high-energy defensive system under Rassie Erasmus and defence coach Jacques Nienaber.
Precariously placed heading into South Africa’s away game in Wellington back in 2018, Rassie Erasmus claimed he was under pressure and would quit if they lost, citing his record of never losing three matches in a row as a reason.
Their defence gave up 34 points in a wild and thrilling narrow victory, but it was that aggressive defensive system that came through to pressure Damian McKenzie into dropping the ball on the very last play to seal the win. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
It wasn’t perfect, but it worked when it mattered.
In the return match in Pretoria, a dominant showing had the All Blacks completely powerless for the first time in a long time, with the visitors tryless for the first 54 minutes.
At 30-13 after an hour’s play, a serious warning light was flashing.
Not since before 2015, the World Cup had an All Black side been so thoroughly outclassed and out of answers. The reigning world champions and pioneers of try-scoring rugby were flummoxed, down heavily in a test match for the first time since 2012 at Twickenham.
Even the loss the year prior at home to the Lions with 14-men on the park had the All Blacks leading heading into the last quarter of the game.
A calamitous last twenty minutes by the Springboks handed the game away and the first 60-minutes of the game was quickly forgotten.
It shouldn’t have been, as it was the first real sign that the Springboks were in the process of developing the world’s best defence.
The Springboks continued to tinker and made changes to find the best formula.
Lukhanyo Am became the starting centre and Jesse Kriel became the finisher. Two starting quality centres, 1a and 1b, used in tandem to bring endless amounts of pressure.
With Am going off after 50 minutes, a fresh Kriel could come on and charge of the line for the remainder of the game, continuing the suffocating pressure needed to stop the ball ever getting to the edge.
For this system to work, it requires supremely conditioned athletes on the fringes.
Having one tank of fuel for each half meant that the energy would never dip out wide with one centre replaced by the other.
This means that Jesse Kriel is as important to the Springboks’ defence as Lukhanyo Am. The likelihood either one of them could keep up the consistent intensity by themselves for the full 80 is unknown.
Certainly, they would aspire to, but it would be a superhuman effort to do so.
The issue ahead of the Lions tour is the Japan Top League is not the ideal preparation for the physicality of test rugby, where Jesse Kriel currently is playing.
With only a handful of teams at a Super Rugby level, there isn’t consistent competition every week.
At 26-years-old, he is certainly not done in the test arena, but a question mark resides over whether Rassie Erasmus will pick Springboks out of the Japanese competition.
Erasmus says Europe is comparable to Test rugby, but the Top League is not.
Outside centre options in South Africa not named Lukhanyo Am are lacking.
The Bulls last used Tongan-international Nafi Tuitavake. Ruhan Nel of the Stormers is a career Sevens player. Graduate South African under-20 prospect Mannie Rass of the Lions is promising but rather unproven as yet.
Jesse Kriel coming back to South Africa or finding a club in Europe is just what the Springboks need, otherwise Nienaber’s defensive system will suffer, with Am required to play high-intensity defence for eighty minutes.
The end of year tour in 2018 also gave Rassie Erasmus a taste of life without Faf de Klerk.
They beat Scotland narrowly and lost to Wales and England. The halfback options didn’t light the world on fire until Herschel Jantjies burst onto the scene in 2019 to become the reserve halfback.
As good as Jantjies has shown so far, there just isn’t another halfback in World Rugby that can do what de Klerk does in defence and a Springbok side starting Jantjies would be vastly different.
De Klerk can handle any winger one-on-one, shut down overlaps even when outnumbered, and his defensive spatial coverage across the pitch is second to none. His GPS numbers must be off the charts.
He knows when to shoot up and take space, when to commit to the tackle and when to hold off. He plays as an edge defender, a sweeper and a front line defender in the middle all in one.
Not to mention his physicality in contact; no other halfback comes close except perhaps Antoine DuPont.
His role in the defence is the glue that holds it together, often the last man in the chain to prevent the opposition from breaking away. And he does this time and time against the odds.
Without him, the entire defensive system risks falling apart and the Lions’ chances of winning in South Africa dramatically increase.
Then there’s Cheslin Kolbe.
Kolbe has the most dangerous feet in the world. But that’s not the only reason why he became the first choice right winger under Erasmus.
Much like Am and Kriel’s ability to make the right decision when jamming in, Kolbe’s edge defence is spectacular. His reads and decisions are consistently excellent, and his tackle completion percentage is high.
South Africa’s number two right-wing, Sbu Nkosi, was beaten multiple times by Wales in the opening twenty minutes of the World Cup semi-final, caught out in no man’s land as the Welsh continually raided the left-hand channel.
Wales’ one try of the match came through Josh Adams with centre Jonathan Davies gifting him the last pass off a scrum play. Nkosi was out of sync with Am on the blitz, arriving too late to shut down the play.
If Davies is lining up for the Lions next year, the Welsh centre will be licking his lips if he sees Nkosi out wide.
Whilst the Springbok pack is vitally important to their set-piece and physicality in close, what keeps the opposition score suppressed is the work of the Springbok centres/wings and halfback out wide in Neinaber’s system.
The Lions rolled out a successful width attack around the Sexton/Farrell axis in New Zealand in 2017. If they bring a similar plan, it puts these three guys under the microscope who have been critical to making the Springboks a historically great defensive side.
A Springbok side minus De Klerk, Kolbe or either Am or Kriel would be a very enticing opponent for Warren Gatland.
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Springbok lock Mark Andrews has bitter memories of playing the British & Irish Lions in 1997, but the record breaker hopes next year’s tour of South Africa by the men in the famous red jerseys will result in happier times for the hosts. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
The 48-year-old Andrews the first Springbok to reach 50 Test caps, in 1999 against Wales at Wembley in London – started in the first two Tests against the Lions in 1997, but missed out on the third and final encounter due to injury.
Former Springbok wing Carel du Plessis had just taken over as head coach and South Africa lost both matches – by 25-16 in Cape Town and 18-15 in Durban – which handed the tourists the series title in what Andrews describes as the “saddest” part of an otherwise illustrious career.
The highs and lows of a British & Irish Lions tour
Speaking to the SA Rugby Podcast, Andrews said the 1997 tour was an “unhappy” time in his rugby career, but he is very excited about next year’s visit of the British & Irish Lions, especially since the Springboks have shown in Japan last year what they are capable of.
“It’s always a phenomenal series against the British & Irish Lions – it’s probably second only to a World Cup,” said Andrews, a member of the 1995 RWC-winning Springbok squad.
“For a spectator it’s phenomenal. You’ve got those crazy Lions fans coming out here, and they will give it everything – the stadiums are packed and there is a huge amount of vibe and atmosphere.
“Looking ahead to next year, I hope the pandemic can blow over. If there is one series that I think is even bigger than a series between the Springboks and the All Blacks, it’s between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions.
“At this stage, it’s difficult to know who will be available and in form next year? But I would like to think that the guys will know what it will take to win and that we will have a core of players from last year’s World Cup win who will be guiding our side next year.
“I just hope that culture and ethos of what it takes to be a successful Springbok is instilled in the players next year, and if that is the case, I’m sure it will be a great series.”
The highs and lows of a British & Irish Lions tour
Looking back at 1997, when the British & Irish Lions emulated the series win achieved by the great touring side of 1974, Andrews admits it was a tough time in his illustrious career.
“There is not many things I regret in my career – I was lucky enough to win the World Cup, Tri-Nations, Currie Cup – but one of my saddest moments was the 1997 Lions tour,” said Andrews.
“SARU had appointed two legends – players who were my heroes when I was younger – to coach the Springboks, in Carel and Gert Smal. It wasn’t a happy time for me or for South African rugby supporters.
“Losing to the Lions was frustrating to me, because in my opinion that wasn’t the best side to come here, but we were in such turmoil as a team – we should have won convincingly. It became a very unhappy period in my life, and I regret it.”
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If, and this is a considerable ‘if’, the Springboks get to play Test rugby later this year, they should have their overseas-based players available for those engagements.
Amid lingering uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, there had been concern that the Boks, as Rugby World Cup holders and the top-ranked team in the world, would not be able to call on some of their leading lights when the game returns. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
Foreign players should be accessible if the Springboks get to play Test rugby far ahead this year
Several World Cup-winning Springboks hold contracts in Europe and Japan. An insider told TimesLIVE that World Rugby, the game’s governing body, is working on a strategy that will ensure that the game’s top talent’s availability for when Test rugby resumes.
There, of course, are no set dates for the return of the game as governments around the world have had to put in place different restrictions to help curb the spread of the disease. Those include border closures and other travel restrictions. There are moves to ensure that when the Test game gets the green light, it will do so with rugby’s apex talent on display.
Player eligibility is guided by World Rugby’s regulation nine which makes provision for two distinct windows (July and November) for players, irrespective of where they play their club rugby, to represent their national team.
Those windows, which were established for the temporary release of the game’s top players from club duty, carry little consequence this year of course as the game has ground to a complete halt. Now, the respective club seasons and Test rugby both occupy a spot in the boat uncertainty.
Foreign players should be accessible if the Springboks get to play Test rugby far ahead this year
Once World Rugby has greater clarity around dates for the return of the Test game it can broker a deal with the clubs for the release of the players. The clubs however have a tetchy relationship with World Rugby and an agreement cannot be taken for granted.
The Springboks were supposed to play Scotland and Georgia this month, while the Rugby Championship is due to run from August to early October. The Springboks’ end of year tour to Italy, France, Ireland, and Wales now looks highly unlikely.
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Harper Collins has landed the life story of Siya Kolisi, Springboks captain and star of South Africa’s 2019 World Cup-winning rugby team.
Executive publisher Oli Malcolm bought world all language rights from Kelly Hogarth at Roc Nation Sports, supported by Rory Scarfe at The Blair Partnership. Written with Boris Starling, the currently untitled book will publish next year, ahead of the forthcoming Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.
British and Irish Lions Tour – Harper Collins lands the life story of South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi
In May 2018 Siya Kolisi was named commander of the Springboks, the main dark test skipper in the group’s 128-year history. His appointment was recognized worldwide as a pivotal moment in South African history. The next year he left a mark on the world again.
He drove his group to triumph in the 2019 World Cup, beating England in the last to turn into the first black captain of a World Cup-winning side.
The publisher explained: “Kolisi’s life story will tell the extraordinary tale of a young boy from an impoverished township on the Eastern Cape who went on to guide the Springboks to their first World Cup final in 12 years and lift Rugby Union’s greatest prize. Born to teenage parents, Kolisi was raised by his grandmother after the death of his mother when he was just 15.”
“Aged 12 he won a rugby scholarship to a prestigious local school, despite speaking no English on arrival. A decade later Kolisi led his team to victory on the world stage in one of the most inspirational success stories in the sport’s history. Kolisi’s story is one of stoicism, unification, and self-belief.”
British and Irish Lions Tour – Harper Collins lands the life story of South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi
“There are so many parts of my story that haven’t been told and I feel it’s the perfect time to share these with the hope of inspiring and motivating anyone who has ever faced adversity. It was so important to me that my story was told from my account and with the right publishing group. I’m thrilled to partner with HarperCollins on a creative project that we can both be proud of.”
Malcolm added: “It is an immense personal and professional privilege to be working on this publication. Siya Kolisi has not simply won a Rugby World Cup, but proven to future generations that anything is possible.”
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