South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says he and other male stars have both a moral duty and a personal interest in growing the women’s game.
Kolisi attended matches and helped out in training during South Africa’s WXV campaign in Cape Town over the past few weeks.
He wore the Springbok women’s shirt, posed for photos with them and opposition players and spoke to Wales’ squad at their hotel after prop Sisilia Tuipulotu contacted him over social media.
“Rugby Union – Their Struggle Is My Struggle –Kolisi On Backing Women’s Game”
“Where I come from when someone struggles, you help,” he told The Good, The Scaz and The Rugby podcast.
“The girls are playing the same sport as me and they need help right now, so I go and help. That is how I was raised.
“Without my community I wouldn’t be here, without my grandmother and my aunt I wouldn’t be the person I am today.
“So when you have a platform, it is how many people can you take with you? It is not just about you.”
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