{"id":421243,"date":"2024-09-10T02:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T02:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=421243"},"modified":"2024-09-10T07:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T07:12:04","slug":"icons-stealing-admission-after-ditching-glamour-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=421243","title":{"rendered":"Icon's 'stealing' admission after ditching glamour club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Siya Kolisi feels like he is "stealing" from Racing 92 after the Springboks icon<\/a> ended his unhappy marriage with the Paris club.<\/p>\n

Kolisi \ufeffsigned a lucrative three year contract with the glamour Top 14 outfit after leading South Africa to back-to-back Rugby World Cup<\/a> titles in France.<\/p>\n

But he only played 18 matches and the 33-year-old flanker has opted to return to the Durban-based Sharks after Racing 92 agreed to terminate his contract.<\/p>\n

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\"Siya<\/p>\n

A day after the Springboks put a hand on the Rugby Championship trophy by beating New Zealand 18-12 for a rare fourth successive time<\/a>, Kolisi \u2014 who scored a try in that match and played with a broken nose \u2014 told French newspaper L'Equipe<\/em> he felt a bit guilty.<\/p>\n

"I'm very well paid and that makes me feel like I'm stealing from Racing," Kolisi said.<\/p>\n

Kolisi made a strong start to his Racing career before suffering an injury setback.<\/p>\n

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\"Siya<\/p>\n

He then earned the ire of \ufeffRacing owner Jacky Lorenzetti who took aim at Kolisi with some bizarre comments in the French media.<\/p>\n

"He put on a few kilos, lost his form and yesterday he was invisible," Lorenzetti said in June.<\/p>\n

Kolisi at the time told AFP he had gained \ufeff5kg before losing it again.<\/p>\n

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"He had a remarkable start to the season, where he was a unifier off the field," Lorenzetti said.<\/p>\n

"The break was harmful to him. He gained weight, lost form."<\/p>\n

Kolisi \ufeffexplained that he did not know what his international future would be when he signed with Racing.<\/p>\n

\"Siya<\/p>\n

"Then when I started playing for the national team again, I went to see Racing, we had a chat and they told me: 'It's all good, go and play for your country'," he said.<\/p>\n

"But I realised that for my body, I can't rest.<\/p>\n

"And above all, if I play for South Africa, I miss three months of the Top 14 season. I'd like to have won something (with Racing)."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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