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The captain of the western province, Siya Kolisi.
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He is a school confirmed in his Sharks presentation on Wednesday that there was a transfer fee that had to be paid to the Western Province for his early release and that he “took care of it” himself.
Kolisi confirmed that he rejected Western Province’s contract renewal offer.
It was previously reported that a release of R1 million was attached to Kolisi’s contract, which was scheduled to expire at the end of October.
“[Western Province] He offered me something and I said ‘no, I won’t take it,’ ”Kolisi said.
“I asked if it was possible for me to leave earlier.
“Obviously there was a transfer fee and that’s something I had to watch out for.”
Rumors that Kolisi would join the Sharks ignited earlier in the year when MVM Holdings, of which Roc Nation Sports president Michael Yormark is a part, acquired 51% of the Sharks from the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union (KZRU). and SuperSport.
Kolisi was the first Roc Nation rugby player on the books of the American sports agency and was later joined by Englishman Maro Itoje and compatriot Cheslin Kolbe.
Roc Nation increased his influence in South African rugby by signing a global partnership with the Sharks, further fueling rumors of Kolisi’s move from Cape Town to Durban.
However, the 29-year-old said he chose not to go abroad since 2015 and that if he was not playing for Western Province, his wish was to join the Sharks.
“I thought about it a while ago, after the 2015 World Cup, [that] I wanted to go abroad, “Kolisi said.
“It was a really difficult period in my career. But again, the work I do off the field is very important to me and it is one of the reasons why I love to play.
“Rugby opens up many opportunities for me. The most important thing is to play well on the pitch and I knew that if I left it would be difficult for me to do that job.
“I made the decision to stay in South Africa as long as I could.
“I always said that if I ever left Cape Town, this is the place I would come to. Watching the guys and playing against them, and I know a lot of them who play here, I’ve built relationships with them.
“The culture and the environment that they have, I knew that this was the best for me.”
