WATCH | Dancing, dumbbells and dates! How to recover from a knee injury, Siya Kolisi style

Dancing, dumbbells and dates with your Mrs.

That seems to be Siya Kolisi’s winning recipe in his rehabilitation from a knee injury that put his 2023 Rugby World Cup in serious doubt.

The Springbok World Cup-winning captain underwent surgery after suffering ligament damage to his knee in early in the Sharks’ United Rugby Championship (URC) clash with Munster in April.

The surgery, which took place in the days following the unfortunate, seemingly innocuous knock, put a stopwatch on the Sharks captain’s recovery time, with the Bok squad getting announced on 8 August ahead of the 8 September tournament start.

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However, Kolisi’s vibrant social media account portrays the rugby superstar in optimistic and confident mood during his rehab process.

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By the end of May, a month after the surgery, Kolisi was already putting his injured right knee through his favourite dance routines outside Kings Park’s main field, laughing and smiling as the knee held firm.

On Saturday, Kolisi then posted a video of his intensive gym work of mostly his upper body workouts, using dumbbells, barbells and upper-body machinery. Although the video did not show specific knee related workouts, Kolisi’s knee looked to hold up as he carried the weights while standing.

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Kolisi, although injured, was during the week part of the Springbok camp that gathered in Durban momentarily in preparation for this year’s shortened Rugby Championship.

The 31-year-old France-bound flank also used the time off the field to spend time with his wife Rachel, with whom he attended the ZA Fest concert,