Video footage captures Springbok captain Siya Kolisi making an impassioned plea to his coach to come forward with him after South Africa had beaten England 32-12 in the final in Yokohama.
Roux confirmed revenues had increased by 2.5% to 1.29-billion rand at the body’s Annual General Meeting, but that was offset, in part, by a reduction in test guaranteed income due to fewer Springbok matches.
A total of 100,000 raffle tickets are being sold at 32.12 South African rand ($1.76) which will pay for food parcels and soup kitchens.
Handre Pollard, Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe brought the Boks their biggest final winning margin since 1999.
Led by inspirational captain and South Africa’s first black Test captain Siya Kolisi, South Africa beat England 32-12 in Tokyo to win their third Rugby World Cup after triumphs in 2007 and 1995.
EWN Sports Editor Adrian Ephraim reflects on the sports stories that impacted us the most this year.
Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira, 34, retired from the international game after lifting the Webb Ellis trophy with the Springboks in November.
Rugby World Cup winners Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Cheslin Kolbe, Makazole Mapimpi and Duane Vermeulen are all nominated for the SA Rugby Player of the Year award.
Kolisi dedicated his World Peace and Sport Champion for 2019 Award, which he received in Monaco, to the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad.
Siviwe Soyizwapi said the win was motivated the Sevens side to excel ahead of the new season
Rassie Erasmus stepped down as head coach after the Rugby World Cup triumph but continues in his position of director of rugby and will play a big role in deciding who his successor will be.
Jones and England are still licking their wounds after losing 32-12 to South Africa in the final of the tournament that was hosted in Japan.
From the moment the Springboks clinched the Rugby World Cup in Yokohama on Saturday, social media has been flooded with GIFs, memes, and pictures that try to sum up the momentous occasion. We've rounded some gems that have made us chuckle.
Siya Kolisi led the Springboks against one of their most formidable opponents, England.
We live blog the battle for the bronze as we reach the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The Springboks secured their place in the finals on Sunday after their 19-16 victory against Wales. The team is now set to face England on Saturday at 11 am.
For the Springboks it is far bigger than that as they turn their eyes from Japan to South Africa and knowing what a place in a third Rugby World Cup final would mean to their country.
The victorious Boks were greeted with cheers from waiting South Africans and hugs and kisses from their family members.
