Rachel Kolisi, the estranged wife of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, shared a video of their son playing a rugby game in the township of Langa via a TikTok video on Sunday 7 June.
SIYA AND RACHEL KOLISI’S SON PLAYS RUGBY MATCH
Nicholas Kolisi, the son of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and author Rachel Kolisi, played a rugby match in Langa this past weekend. Langa located on the Cape Flats about 11 km from central Cape Town, is said to be the city’s oldest township.
Proud mom Rachel shared a clip of Nicholas playing on the field and highlighted the importance of kids playing sports in backgrounds different from their own. Rachel expressed that sport has the power to break down barriers and watching kids play sport is always special. Take a look….
“My son played a rugby match in Langa yesterday, against a team from the community, and I’m here for it. Watching kids play sport is always special. Watching them do it in spaces that may be different from their own feels even more important,” she wrote.
“We should be doing more of this, because sport has the power to break down barriers. I’m curious, how often do your schools or sports clubs play in communities different from their own? What impact do you think it has on the children involved?” she continued.
@rachelkolisi My son played a rugby match in Langa yesterday, against a team from the community, and I’m here for it. Watching kids play sport is always special. Watching them do it in spaces that may be different from their own feels even more important. We should be doing more of this, because sport has the power to break down barriers. I’m curious, how often do your schools or sports clubs play in communities different from their own? What impact do you think it has on the children involved?
“So true! I’m so happy to see this. I often find that private schools, especially in the western cape, sometimes exist in silos. And the mixing that does happen, happens with other ‘similar’ schools. It’s important for children to know and SEE what exists outside the lush, green fields and wide corridors of private schools. Come over Kromboom bridge and experience the other side. Make friends. And in the process, recognize your privilege so that we can make right in our communities and with our neighbours who aren’t as far away as they may seem if you haven’t been taken to see what is on the other side of privilege 📌,” wrote user112817.
“I love this,” wrote Sesona Ndana.
“This is dope,” wrote BecausePamSaysSo.
This comes as Rachel recovers from shoulder surgery.