In a wide-ranging interview with Erasmus, Kolisi was unequivocal about one post-playing path he won't take: coaching. A spell in Erasmus's coaches' box during the Argentina Test convinced him — watching the same problems repeat without being able to fix them physically would, in his words, drive him crazy. A management role is possible; the whiteboard is not. On retirement more broadly, Kolisi is measured rather than anxious. He's not chasing a clock or comparing himself to his younger self — Erasmus told him as much — but he knows the day is coming and says he'll make peace with it because he's left nothing on the field. What comes through most strongly is how much the playing environment itself sustains him: the field blocks out everything external, and the team culture the Boks have built is something he already knows will be the hardest thing to replace when he's done.