Siya Kolisi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siyamthanda Kolisi | ||
| Nickname | Equalizer | ||
| Born |
16 June 1991 Zwide, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Loose forward | ||
| Current club | Western Province / Stormers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| 2010–2012 | Western Province | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–present | Western Province | 29 | (35) |
| 2012–present | Stormers | 76 | (40) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | South Africa U20 | 8 | (10) |
| 2013–present | South Africa | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Siyamthanda 'Siya' Kolisi (born 16 June 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers in Super Rugby. He has the ability to play in any position in the back-row but has thus far mostly featured as a flank.
Kolisi grew up in the impoverished Zwide township outside Port Elizabeth and endured a tough upbringing. At the age of 12 he impressed scouts at a youth tournament in Mossel Bay and was offered a scholarship at Grey Junior in Port Elizabeth. He subsequently moved up to Grey High School, where he was a member of the first XV rugby team. He was also a part of the Eastern Province Kings youth set-up between 2007 and 2009, playing in the Under-16 Grant Khomo week and the Under-18 Craven Week before shifting west to join Western Province.
Kolisi made his senior debut for Western Province against the Golden Lions during the 2011 Vodacom Cup and later in the year several injuries and international call-ups gave him the opportunity to make regular starts in the Currie Cup. He made 13 appearances and scored 4 tries during the campaign including a crucial score against bitter rivals the Blue Bulls.
2012 saw him graduate to the Stormers squad and he made an immediate impact with 16 appearances during the season and 1 try. The second half of the year was not so kind to him as a thumb injury restricted him to just one appearance in the 2012 Currie Cup and he had to watch on from the sidelines as Province lifted their 33rd Currie Cup title.
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