‘It’s time to change’ – Siya Kolisi on Black Lives Matter

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'I felt my life didn't matter since I was a little kid growing up in the townships,' the Springbok captain said.

South Africa's first black rugby Test captain Siya Kolisi has broken his silence on the Black Lives Movement. AFP/File/Anne-Christine POUJOULAT

In a seven-minute long video posted on his Instagram account on Sunday, the 29-year-old flanker admitted he had previously shied away from the topic because he was “scared”. “We should be the generation that is changing this, it’s 2020 right now… It’s time for all of us to come together, it’s the only way we can fight this, it’s the only way we can beat this.

 

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