Saucy Siya is here, and no, you can’t pour a sauce over the rugby champion. But you can taste the new limited-edition Siya Sauce, available at Nando’s restaurants nationwide.

“The sauce is rich with garlic, bright citrus notes and a gentle smoky finish.”

Saucy Siya is here!

The Springbok captain and national treasure Siya Kolisi is quite excited about his collaboration with Nando’s. But what can you expect? Is he a hot sauce man? Maybe he likes it mild, or maybe peri-peri flavour is not his thing. But Nando’s asked the rugby champion, and now we know. The new sauce mixes his favourite flavours. The sauce is rich with garlic, bright citrus notes and a gentle smoky finish.

“While it carries the name of one of the toughest players ever to pull on a green-and-gold jersey, the heat is anything but. Created specifically for South Africans of all tastes to enjoy.”

Asked about the collaboration, he said: “Developing this sauce was so much fun.” Siya Kolisi added, “Nando’s has that South African spirit, and we got to explore local flavour while connecting with the people behind the process. A few samples later, we landed on something I could eat every day, on pretty much everything. That was the one for me. It’s an incredible honour to have worked on this with Nando’s, and what I’m most excited about now is for people to taste it.”

Turns out Siya is a pretty mild guy

Saucy Siya is here for a limited time!

To launch the sauce, Nando’s has filmed a commercial with some of Siya’s real friends, This is inspired by the uniquely South African rituals of gathering around a table and features Siv Ngesi, Sobantu Nqayi, Ray Malo, Vafa Naraghi, Nina Hastie, Jam Jam and Anton Taylor. Expect playful banter, plenty of laughter and, naturally, a generous amount of sauce being passed around.