Bok management hopeful super Siya will be fit and ready for World Cup: 'He's done it before'

The Springbok team management is positive that Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will be ready for their World Cup defence in France in four months.

Kolisi had limped off with a knee injury on 22 April in the Sharks' last United Rugby Championship pool game against Munster at Kings Park.

There was an unnecessary veil of secrecy with the extent of the injury, along with the mode of recovery needed to get him up to speed for the World Cup.

On 29 April, his wife, Rachel, revealed to television channel ENCA at the awarding of the National Orders in Pretoria that he had undergone surgery, something he later confirmed on his Instagram page.

Outgoing Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said he wasn't in a position to explain the full extent of his injury, but said the 31-year-old loose-forward is doing well from a rehabilitation perspective to be ready for the World Cup.

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"In terms of the full extent of his knee injury, I don't think I'm qualified medically and I think that's something for Siya to discuss in terms of medical and personal information. I don’t think it's my place to do that," Nienaber said.

"In terms of where he needs to be with regards to recovery and rehabilitation, I think he's on track and he's hitting his markers currently.

"There will be specific markers in terms of where he needs to be on a specific day and ticking boxes, but he's currently ticking his boxes.

"When he'll return will depend on how he's ticking his markers, but do we think he'll be ready for the World Cup? Yes, we do.

"Remember that in 2019, Siya didn't participate in matches until the Argentina game in Tshwane, from where he got a start against Japan in