Following South Africa’s Rugby World Cup victory on the weekend, captain Siya Kolisi says he hopes the win will "inspire every kid" back home.

Kolisi, who became the first black South African captain to lift the William Webb Ellis Trophy, says the victory will "pull the country together".  

The skipper said coach Rassie Erasmus told the players they were not just playing for themselves, but for all of South Africa with the country suffering an economic crisis with unemployment at 29%. 

Kolisi said there are so many problems in South Africa but the team from different backgrounds achieved their goal of showing how "different races can come together".