Siya Kolisi celebrates with Rachel and her family after defeating New Zealand during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 Gold Final match between New Zealand and South Africa. (Michael Steele - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images) Rachel Kolisi recently captured hearts after heading online to reflect on her and Siya's decision to adopt his orphaned siblings 10 years ago. The couple had just welcomed their first child into the world when the adoption took place.
Many of their fans have lauded Rachel for taking on so much responsibility at such a tender age. Rachel and Springbok star Siya Kolisi are one of South Africa's favourite couples. While Siya's prowess on the rugby field first impressed us, his wholesome marriage to the fitness enthusiast and businesswoman Rachel has won many hearts.
The pair first met in 2012, and for Siya, it was love at first sight. "I knew I liked her and had to tell her," he wrote on their wedding website . "It was scary.
I asked her to lunch, and that's when I told her. She played hard to get in the beginning but eventually admitted it as well. The rest is history.
" Just three years later, the pair welcomed their first child, Nicholas, into the world. Their second child, daughter Keziah, was born in 2017. When Nic—as the family fondly calls him—was three months old, Rachel and Siya made the undoubtedly difficult decision to adopt Siya's two siblings, Liyema and Liphelo, who became orphaned after their mother's untimely passing in 2009.
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