Siya celebrates Rassie
On Thursday 2 May, Rassie Erasmus received an honorary doctorate from the North-West University (NWU) where he was joined by his national captain, Siya Kolisi.
The graduation ceremony was followed by a celebration event, where the Bok skipper outlined what distinguishes Rassie as coach and a person like few others.
In the video Siya explains:
- How Rassie guided him from “naughty” schoolboy, to national captain;
- How Rassie made the Springbok jersey special again;
- How his transparent approach shaped the Springboks’ winning culture and;
- His admiration for his coach.
The North-West University (NWU) is one of South Africa's top five universities; that offers superior academic excellence, cutting-edge research and innovation and teaching and learning. It all starts here.
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