South Africa CAPTAIN SIYA KOLISI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

South Africa skipper Siya Kolisi has tried positive for Covid-19, fourteen days before the main Test against the British and Irish Lions.

Dan du Preez, Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi, Scarra Ntubeni and Makazole Mapimpi, in addition to three of the supervisory group, have likewise tried positive for Covid.

It takes the absolute number of cases to more than 20 in the Springbok camp.

Nonetheless, a “enormous gathering” of South Africa players will get back to preparing on Sunday following six days of detachment.

The three-Test series against the visiting Lions happens on sequential ends of the week from 24 July.

Springbok mentor Jacques Nienaber will stay in self-disconnection subsequent to testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday, so overseer of rugby Rassie Erasmus will lead preparing.

“We are charmed to have the option to get back to the field and resume our arrangements for the series,” said Nienaber.

“It’s anything but a difficult week with the Test against Georgia dropped and the whole crew holing up for a couple of days as a precaution measure, so the players can’t hold on to get back on the recreation center.”

South Africa’s second Test against Georgia on 9 July was dropped in light of the fact that the two groups had Covid-19 cases.

“It is likewise incredible to have Rassie controlling the boat while I am away,” said Nienaber.

“He has been essential for the framework for quite a long while at this point and he directed the greater part of these players to the Rugby World Cup title in 2019, so the group is in extraordinary hands.”

Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi Tries His Hand At Acting – Video

South Africa’s Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi has been announced as the face of a MAJOR new campaign. The World Cup-winning athlete will feature as the face of DStv’s new campaign for their Explora Ultra, which sees him appearing in a creative advert which shows off his acting skills. With Netflix being added to DStv’s new offering, the campaign sees Siya summoning international stars from the third party streaming service to reflect the diverse content that will be available through the device.

According to a statement from DStv on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, Siya will be gathering a super crew of big names in a new creative campaign that highlights DStv’s launch of its next-generation decoder, the DStv Explora Ultra which is expected to come out later this year.

In a second part of the campaign, Siya calls upon a group of international stars – all from popular shows on Netflix – reflecting the diverse content that will be available through the Explora Ultra decoder. In this version, characters from iconic shows Stranger Things, Queen Sono, Money Heist and Spenser Confidential are called to the mission.

Thabisa Mkhwanazi, DStv Executive Head of Marketing stated, “Siya is a metaphor for the new super sleek, modern DStv Explora Ultra and his legion of stars represents DStv assembling the very best of content it has to offer. This new generation Explora delivers on DStv’s mission to offer value, convenience and more choice to our customers for all their entertainment needs.”

The first black captain to help the Springboks win the rugby world cup in the year 2019, also made headlines after bagging a deal with Roc Nation Sports International, owned by American rapper Jay Z.