Siya Kolisi has won the July Laureus Sporting Moment of the Month competition after a vote by thousands of sports fans around the world.
Kolisi‚ who comes from Zwide township in Port Elizabeth‚ was named South Africa’s first black Springbok captain by coach Rassie Erasmus during the 2-1 series win over England in June.
In his first match as Bok captain‚ Kolisi led the Boks to victory over England at Ellis Park, where he donned the iconic No 6 jersey that was worn by former president Nelson Mandela at the historic 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
He joins ski jumping legends Sven Hannawald and Kamil Stoch‚ Doddie Weir‚ Rochdale football star Joe Thompson‚ and Chinese double-amputee Xia Boyu who climbed Mount Everest, for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year.
Every month from March to December‚ the public select their favourite moment from a shortlist of four videos‚ chosen by the sporting legends of the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Monthly winners will then go head to head in a final public vote.
The winner will be announced at the 2019 Laureus Awards Ceremony.
Kolisi provides moment of month
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Siya Kolisi has won the July Laureus Sporting Moment of the Month competition after a vote by thousands of sports fans around the world.
Kolisi‚ who comes from Zwide township in Port Elizabeth‚ was named South Africa’s first black Springbok captain by coach Rassie Erasmus during the 2-1 series win over England in June.
In his first match as Bok captain‚ Kolisi led the Boks to victory over England at Ellis Park, where he donned the iconic No 6 jersey that was worn by former president Nelson Mandela at the historic 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
He joins ski jumping legends Sven Hannawald and Kamil Stoch‚ Doddie Weir‚ Rochdale football star Joe Thompson‚ and Chinese double-amputee Xia Boyu who climbed Mount Everest, for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year.
Every month from March to December‚ the public select their favourite moment from a shortlist of four videos‚ chosen by the sporting legends of the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Monthly winners will then go head to head in a final public vote.
The winner will be announced at the 2019 Laureus Awards Ceremony.
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