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‘Nothing stops, the work continues. It doesn’t matter what happens’: South Africa captain Siya Kolisi insists his players won’t be distracted when they play against England on Saturday, despite Rassie Erasmus sideshow
- Siya Kolisi insisted his side will be undisturbed when they play against England
- His comments came after Rassie Erasmus was handed a two match touchline ban
- South Africa’s rugby director has been punished for tweeting critical of officials
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi insisted that the sideshow surrounding Rassie Erasmus’s tweets will not distract his team from today’s Test against England.
The World Cup winning skipper is hoping for a positive resolution after the rugby director was suspended for criticizing referees.
‘Nothing stops, the work continues. It doesn’t matter what happens,” Kolisi said.
‘Fortunately we come from South Africa, not everything is perfect. “These things happen and we have to learn from them. We’ve lost kickers, lost 10s and we’ve found new guys who can kick forward.
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi insisted his side will be undisturbed when they play against England
His comments came after Rassie Erasmus was handed a two match touchline ban
“The most important thing is the unity of us as a group and knowing and respecting the opposition.
‘Our slogan is: “Let the most important remain the most important and the most important thing is rugby”. Everything else that happens is secondary, no one is more important than the team.’
England have selected Ellis Genge to counter South Africa’s famous ‘bomb squad’
The hosts have named prop Ellis Genge on the bench as part of their strategy to fight the infamous ‘Bomb Squad’, with Kolisi saying: ‘I think it will work for a team like England because they play the same way we do with the stairs. game and all.
“You always have to work as an attacker, back and forth with the kicking. It’s tough on the big guys, so getting new guys with new energy who are just as good – that’s the most important thing about the Bomb Squad.
‘The bank has to be as good as the guys who start. Competition is so important between teammates. People had a lot to say when we did it and now it’s the fashion. Everyone does it.’