The defining moments of Siya

»» Siya Kolisi has already reached legendary status as the inspirational captain of the Springboks over the most successful period in the team’s history and is now set to reach even greater heights when he becomes his country’s ninth Test centurion. Ahead of his landmark game, Ross Roche picks five of Kolisi’s greatest moments over an incredible career, that is not yet over.

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One of the reasons for the Springboks’ prolonged success over the past six to seven years has to be due to the humility shown by the players and coaching staff.

It's like it has been programmed into them to not get full of themselves and they always talk about the team first. And Kolisi is no different.

As the leader of the team, he always talks about them ahead of himself.

Kolisi will without a doubt be immensely proud to join the other eight Springbok centurions - Percy Montgomery, John Smit, Victor Matfield, Jean de Villiers, Bryan Habana, Tendai Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth and Willie le Roux - but he will turn his attention to the clash against France and only really acknowledge the milestone after the fact - if at all.

Outside of the World Cup and Rugby Championship, the once every 12 years that the British & Irish Lions tour comes to South Africa is right up there for the players. With the best picked from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, under the Lions banner, it is always an eagerly anticipated spectacle that the Boks and their fans look forward to every 12 years.