Siya Kolisi

Siyamthanda Siya Kolisi is a South African professional rugby union player who captains the South Africa national team and plays for the Stormers, having earlier played for the Sharks and Racing 92. He generally plays as a flanker or loose forward. Appointed Springbok captain in 2018, he became the first black man to hold the position and led South Africa to victory in the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup finals, one of 45 players to have won the tournament more than once. He grew up in the Zwide township of Port Elizabeth and was awarded the National Order of Ikhamanga by the South African government in 2023 for his contributions to rugby.