Springbok teammates Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth are at it again and the rest of the internet are all thrilled to witness the bromance.
Following the recent surgery done on his right hand, the double world champion has enjoyed much-deserved time away from rugby.
Known for being a big Liverpool fan, Siya and his family decided to watch his favourite team take on their arch-rivals Manchester United this past week. While Siya’s Red Devils were unfortunate to have lost the match on the evening, his frown was quickly turned upside down after meeting WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.
Taking to his Instagram page Siya shared a picture of the two posing in the corridors of the world-renowned Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.
Standing at 2.6 meters tall, the British boxer would be more than capable of taking a career swap and playing in the lock position, similar to that of South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth.
In his caption, Siya wrote: “Size difference is a joke [boxing glove] @tysonfury.”
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Known to be a physical specimen himself, many in the comments wondered if Eben would be able to have a go in the ring with the boxing champion.
However, it didn’t take long before Eben got in on the conversation.
Taking to the comments he jokingly wrote: “I’ll fight him if you were the prize [heart emoji].”
This had the internet in stitches, showing the bond the two springboks share.
Later Siya responded saying: “For you I am for free [inlove emoji].”
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After knowing one another since age group level while playing at Western Province, Eben has always appeared to be protective over his captain.
In Siya’s book Rise, he recalled a time when they watched a match between Chelsea and Liverpool in 2015. He added that as soon as Liverpool scored, he hopped up to celebrate, because of this, furious Chelsea fans got up and hurled abuse at him – until Eben intervened.
“Eben stood up alongside me, all 2.03m of him, and folded his arms so his biceps looked even bigger than they normally are. The abuse immediately faded away into mutterings as the fans gradually sat down again,” Siya explained.
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