Springbok Siya Kolisi has been rightfully defended by his coach Rassie Erasmus from comments made by Racing 92 owner Jackie Lorenzetti (Franco Arland/Getty Images)
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus fired back at Racing 92 boss Jackie Lorenzetti over his criticism of captain Siya Kolisi, saying the Bok leader nothing like he described him.
A fuming Lorenzetti, presumably frustrated at yet another fruitless season for the west Paris-based side that ended the 2023/24 season exiting the Top 14 at the quarter-final stage after losing to La Rochelle away, said Kolisi was “invisible and transparent”.
They also had an underwhelming Champions Cup campaign where they exited at the round of 16, losing to eventual champions Toulouse. They were the lowest-ranked qualifiers for the play-off stages in that competition.
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