Jesse Kriel is a man of many talents, from his proficiency in multiple languages to his superfit physique to his current captaincy of the Springboks.
The 31-year-old captured the hearts of South Africans in a throwback video of him singing a Gwigo song.
On Saturday, 28 June, Jesse led the Boks to a 54-7 defeat over the Barbarians at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
JESSE KRIEL SINGS GWIJO
On TikTok, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi posted a throwback clip of Jesse Kriel leading the squad in a Gwijo song – a Xhosa a cappella song – following their 2023 Rugby World Cup victory.
“It’s that time again”, he captioned the heartwarming clip.
@siyakolisi It’s that time again 🇿🇦 #sportsontiktok #rugby #springboks #gwijo #siyakolisi ♬ original sound – Siya Kolisi
Jesse Kriel is known for being fluent in several languages.
Earlier this month, a clip of the Canon Eagles player effortlessly conversing in Japanese went viral.
Last year, Jesse won the hearts of many South Africans after a clip of him speaking Xhosa went viral.
WHEN WILL SIYA KOLISI RETURN AS CAPTAIN?
A day before kick-off, Springboks management revealed that Jesse Kriel would captain the national team in their first match of 2025.
This followed Siya Kolisi withdrawing over an injury “niggle”.
According to assistant coach Mzwandile Stick, Siya’s stiff neck is likely to loosen up before the squad takes on Italy next weekend at Loftus.
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