Siya Kolisi will take a again seat – or a “demotion” as some rugby followers name it – as his finest good friend and colleague, Eben Etzebeth, takes his title as Springboks captain of their recreation in opposition to Scotland on Sunday, 10 November.

That’s as a result of Siya has been positioned on the bench – or “bomb squad” by coach Rassie Erasmus.

Eben is the Boks’ highest-capped participant in historical past. In the meantime, Siya will make his 89th check look for the squad.

RASSIE ON WHY SIYA KOLISI IS NOT SPRINGBOKS CAPTAIN

Talking from Edinburgh, Rassie Erasmus defined the reasoning behind his advanced line-up, together with his 7-1 break up. This included inserting just a few forwards – like Siya Kolisi on the bench. On the flip aspect, Kwagga Smith – who might be taking part in his fiftieth check – will transfer from the “bomb squad” to the beginning line-up.

Rassie mentioned in a press convention: “Kwagga is taking part in his fiftieth check. Each time any individual is taking part in on an important day, we attempt to make it particular for them.“Once we determined to start out him, we additionally determined to offer a bunch of different gamers a begin with an eye fixed on the longer term. We all know what the blokes taking part in off the bench can do. 

Hinting at Siya Kolisi’s “demotion,” he added: “Eben is of course our captain as a result of Siya is taking part in from the bench.”

It is going to be Siya’s first Bok look because the bombshell announcement.

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