Riaan
Umqeqeshi wamaBhokobhoko uJacques Nienaber kanye noMqondisi weRugby uRassie Erasmus bakholelwa ukuthi ukapteni Siya Kolisi izoba ilungele futhi ilungele ukuya Indebe Yomhlaba Yebhola lombhoxo izoqala eFrance ngoSepthemba.
UKolisi wahlupheka a ukulimala kwedolo okubi kakhulu emdlalweni wokugcina we-pool wamaSharks ku-United Rugby Championship kule sizini bebhekene noMunster kanti kudingeke ukuthi ahlinzwe okubeka engcupheni izifiso zakhe zeNdebe yoMhlaba.
Kubuza a Amabhokobhoko esithangamini nabezindaba ngoLwesine ukuthi bayakholwa yini ukuthi uKolisi uzofika eFrance, bobabili u-Nienaber no-Erasmus bavumile.
‘Usendleleni’
“Mayelana nokuthi kumele abe kuphi ukuze alulame futhi abuyele esimweni esihle usendleleni futhi kumanje ushaya abamaka bakhe. Uma ekwazile ukuqhubeka nokumaka wonke amabhokisi akhe ngokokwelashwa sikholwa wukuthi uzobe eseyilungele iNdebe yoMhlaba,” kusho uNienaber.
“Uma sibuyela emuva ku-2019, uSiya akazange abambe iqhaza emidlalweni yonke yeRugby Championship ngoba ubebuye alimele. Simdlalise ku-Argentina Test ephuma ebhentshini kanti okokuqala waqala kulowo mdlalo wokuzifudumeza neJapan ngaphambi nje kweNdebe yoMhlaba.
“Ngakho-ke ngalolo mbono uSiya ungumfana oseke wakwenza ngaphambili futhi sizomnika isikhathi esiningi (ukukhombisa ukufaneleka kwakhe). Umlando usikhombisile ukuthi akadingi ukudlala ama-Test ngaphambi kweNdebe yoMhlaba ukuze aqhamuke adlale.”
Bok ukapteni
U-Erasmus usekele okushiwo uNienaber, echaza ukuthi uKolisi ungukaputeni wabo futhi bameseka ukuthi ahole amaBoks kulo mcimbi.
“Okubalulekile wukuthi ungukaputeni wethu futhi ngeke sisavala isikhala sakhe okwamanje. Sizobe sinabo okaputeni ngoba kulesi sigaba ngemidlalo emithathu yokuzifudumeza esinayo (ngaphambi kweNdebe yoMhlaba), siyethemba ukuthi ngendlela abashaya ngayo labo bamaki uzodlala kweminye yaleyo midlalo,” kuchaza. Erasmus.
“Ngisho noma engakawulungeli u-100% umdlalo we-Test yaseScotland (okuvulwa ngayo iNdebe yoMhlaba), kusekude ukuya kowamanqamu eNdebe yoMhlaba.
“Njengoba engukaputeni wethu futhi ebekhona futhi wakwenza lokho, uyena umuntu esingasho ukuthi uma engadlala mhlawumbe emdlalweni owandulela iNdebe yoMhlaba, usengaphumelela. Ngakho siyaqiniseka ukuthi uzoyinqoba iNdebe yoMhlaba.”
