**Siya Kolisi insists excuses are not part of the South African mindset after leading his country to a dramatic series victory over the British and Irish Lions.** Captain Kolisi and head coach Jacques Nienaber were among a host of Springboks to test positive for coronavirus during turbulent preparations for taking on the Lions. The world champions also went into their winter programme having not played a Test match since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in Japan in November 2019 and recovered from an opening defeat to triumph 2-1 following Saturday evening’s nail-biting 19-16 success in Cape Town. Cell C Sharks flanker Kolisi was at a loss to explain the significance of the achievement as he praised Nienaber’s man-management skills while dedicating glory to the country as a whole.
