In response to his personal admission, Siya Kolisi pursued his partner, Rachel, whereas he was in a relationship with one other girl.

The Springboks caption shared the confession in his 2023 autobiography, Rise.

The couple introduced their separation this week after eight years of marriage.

SIYA KOLISI: ‘I LOVED DRINKING, I LOVED GIRLS’

On social media, Rachel and Siya Kolisi’s divorce announcement – and what might probably have led to it – have been making headlines.

Many have speculated that the Springboks captain could have cheated on Rachel, the mom of his two youngsters.

One tweep even shared screenshots of Siya’s autobiography Rise, the place he confessed to heavy consuming, frequenting strip golf equipment, and reckless spending. 

In one other passage, Siya admitted to sliding into Rachel’s DMs after assembly her with a gaggle of buddies in 2012.  The truth is, the star – who had simply signed to the Stormers – had met his future spouse, while accompanied by his girlfriend.

Regardless of relationship another person, Siya Kolisi determined to pursue a relationship with Rachel.

He continued:  “I despatched her [Rachel] a Fb message not lengthy after that, and we started chatting. At first, it was simply as pals. I used to be in a relationship on the time, regardless that it was on and off and never significantly critical.

“I used to be younger, nonetheless 20, and filled with it. I beloved rugby, I beloved consuming, and I beloved women.

SLIDING INTO DMS

It’s not the primary time Siya Kolisi and social media DMs have made headlines.

In 2019, his spouse Rachel named and shamed a Cape City girl she accused of “sliding” into her husband’s DMs.

“Simply questioning what her a** is doing in my husband’s DMs?” Rachel shared alongside a pic of the girl carrying a thong. She added: “In case you haven’t heard, I don’t like being disrespected.”

In response to the girl – health mannequin Marike Botha – Rachel obtained all of it mistaken and jumped to the mistaken conclusion.

She shared in a collection of Instagram Tales. “Siya Kolisi slid into my DM’s. Sends me the submit that I posted on IG. His spouse sees this and makes it appear to be I’m sending him my a**. The submit is on my IG!”.

In response to Marike, Siya approached her about carrying one in all his favorite swimwear and underwear manufacturers, Franklees.

Marike then demanded an apology from Rachel after she claimed she was “slut-shamed” by the general public. She additionally alleged that she had acquired alarming threats and needed to utilise a bodyguard.

Rachel – who deleted her Twitter account and briefly disabled her Instagram – didn’t reply to social media storm.

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