Siya Kolisi

Siya Kolisi already rates as one of the great Springbok captains of all time.

With 70 test caps under his belt, of which 42 as skipper, this Grey High School old boy has already piloted South Africa to the RWC title in 2019 and a series victory over the British & Irish Lions last year.

Having joined forces with the Cell C Sharks last year, an equally illustrious career in black is busy playing out for the man who topped Rugby World magazine’s list of rugby’s 50 most influential people.

As Welsh scribe Stephen Jones observes, “Kolisi is definitely the most influential man in rugby… He’s also probably the most visionary and the most courageous…”