Siya Kolisi’s historic first Test as Captain of the Springboks has been selected as the July Laureus Sporting Moments of the Month.
Kolisi’s inspirational rise from a childhood in the Zwide Township in Port Elizabeth to became the first black captain of a Springbok side was lauded as one of the most significant moments in South African rugby history.
Laureus is a global movement that celebrates the power of sport to bring people together as a force for good.
The first Patron of Laureus was Nelson Mandela. At the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000, President Mandela said: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.”
This has become the philosophy of Laureus, the driving belief behind all they do.
Laureus combines Laureus Sport for Good, the Laureus World Sports Academy and Ambassadors Programme and the Laureus World Sports Awards to form a unique organisation that uses the inspirational power of sport as a force for good.
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Leading the team for the first time as Captain, against England at Ellis Park in June, saw Kolisi win the newly-launched Sports Moment of the Month award.
Having won the “Moment of the Month” award for July, Kolisi will now be in line to winning the “Moment of the Year” award at the next Laureus Awards Ceremony.
As voted by you, the inspiring journey of Siya Kolisi to @Springboks captain wins the #LaureusSportingMoment for the month of July! 🏉🇿🇦
Congratulations Siya! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/74p8LkfasC
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) August 1, 2018
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