The Springboks are gearing up for their first Rugby World Cup match – against Scotland on Sunday 10 September. Here’s a look at Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel’s timeline of love.

TIMELINE OF RACHEL AND SIYA KOLISI’S LOVE
2012
According to Wedding ETC Rachel Kolisi met Siya at a dinner party in Stellenbosch, Western Cape back in 2012. Rachel previously shared a snap of herself on the day of Siya’s Umgidi, where she was dressed in traditional attire. Umgidi is a Xhosa cultural event which is considered as a joyous family celebration, welcoming a boy returning as a man from the sacred custom of initiation. It is unclear when this took place.Rachel also called Siya’s two younger siblings Liyema and Liphelo “two more miracles”. Siya and his siblings share a mother who unfortunately passed away in 2009 which left Liyema and Liphelo bouncing from orphanages to foster homes for years before Siya and Rachel were financially stable enough to adopt them in 2014, according to IOL.

Rachel Kolisi Instagram story. Image via screenshot from Instagram.
2015
In December 2015, Siya asked Rachel to marry him in during a helicopter ride over Cape Town.

Rachel Kolisi Instagram story. Image via screenshot from Instagram.
2017
The next big moment in their lives was the birth of their second child Keziah Kolisi in 2017.

Rachel Kolisi Instagram story. Image via screenshot from Instagram.
2023
The pair celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary. This was just before Rachel and the kids moved to Paris ahead of Siya joining Racing92.