Fifty not out for inspirational South Africa skipper Siya Kolisi

This meeting with Tonga will be his 50th time wearing his country’s armband and it comes five years after he became the 61st person, but the first black man, to be awarded the honour

LEADER: South Africa's Siya Kolisi applauds the fans after the final whistle against Ireland at the Stade de France in Paris. Pic: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

If all eyes will zoom in on Handre Pollard in Marseille on Sunday then it is Siya Kolisi’s day too.

Pollard’s return to fitness and appearance in a Springbok shirt for the first time in 13 months is expected to bring a dependability to their goal-kicking that has been lacking so far but Kolisi’s leadership has never been less than complete in France.