Rachel Kolisi, the wife of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, revealed via her Instagram Stories on Thursday, April 18, that she did a load of laundry 45 minutes before leaving for the airport to catch her flight back to Paris. He revealed that.
Rachel Kolisi: 'It really needs to stop'
Springbok first lady Rachel Kolisi has revealed on numerous occasions that she is sometimes late to the airport. The mother of two returned to South Africa from Paris later this week. Rachel was in Cape Town for the Finding the Light Foundation event at Artscape Theater Centre. The event was in support of the Kolisi Foundation, where she was reunited with Siya Kolisi's two brothers, Liema and Rifero.
Rachel revealed on her Instagram Story that she decided to wash and dry her laundry 45 minutes before leaving for the airport. She had flown from Cape Town to Frankfurt, Germany, and then to Paris, France, where her husband and her children were patiently awaiting her return.
“You have to leave your house within 45 minutes to go to the airport. I'm sure you can do a ton of washing and drying before you leave. This behavior seriously has to stop.” she wrote.
She further added that her few days in Cape Town were busy but productive.
“It's been a whirlwind few days. But so productive. I love it here,” she wrote.
A week with Siya's children
While Rachel was in South Africa, Siya returned to her home in Paris to look after her two children, Nicholas (9) and Keziah (6). He shared photos from the week with his kids on Instagram and told Rachel he'd be back soon. In the first slide, the Kolisi couple posed alongside Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas. please look…
“A week spent with these two ❤️. @rachelkolisi you can come back anytime 😩,” he wrote.
Siya also revealed that she brought her daughter Keziah to work with her at Racing 92. She shared a video of herself combing 6-year-old Keziah's hair.
The Kolisi family moved to Paris, France in 2023. Rachel and her children moved to the scenic city in August 2023. Meanwhile, Siya emigrated on October 28, 2023 after leading the Springboks to victory in the Rugby World Cup. Siya then joined the Paris-based rugby team Racing 92.