Overview
- South Africa defeated France 32–17 at the Stade de France as Siya Kolisi marked his 100th Test appearance.
- Rachel Kolisi attended with their children and shared a stadium photo with a red heart emoji without tagging him, drawing about 140,000 likes.
- Following Lood de Jager’s red card, coaches tactically replaced Kolisi with Ruan Nortjé, and Kolisi encouraged teammates from the sideline.
- Kolisi said his focus remained on the match and thanked family for their support, drawing praise for prioritizing the team on his milestone night.
- Social-media reactions praised Rachel’s co-parenting and voiced reconciliation hopes, though their 2024 separation remains in place; she returned to South Africa as he stays on tour to face Italy, Ireland and Wales.