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'Nervous' Springbok skipper Kolisi helps Racing to Top 14 summit on debut
A month after lifting the Webb Ellis Cup up the road at the Stade de France, 32-year-old Kolisi played 54 minutes at openside flanker as Racing claimed their...
Kolisi was a spectator for last weekend's 13-9 victory over Stade Francais but will swap his seat in the stands for either a starting role or a place on the replacements bench for Sunday's game with La Rochelle.
During the Cape Town leg of the Springboks Webb Ellis Cup tour, throngs of proud and patriotic South Africans showed up to celebrate the Rugby World Cup 2023 champions. It was like a scene out of an apocalypse - an awesome, benign one, though, writes Cato Louw.
'We wish you were here... I really wish you were here with us,' said one disappointed supporter. The KZN government said the captain couldn’t make it due to personal commitments.
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has thanked the Springboks for including Parliament as their first stop on their victory tour of Cape Town on Friday.
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi thanked parliamentarians and his forebears for what they've done to level the playing field for him and all South Africans to play side-by-side in the same team.
The Boks visited Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto on day one of their trophy tour.
Izindaba ze Eyewitness News no Kwazi Kwaza.
As Kolisi disembarked the tour bus, he joyfully showed Eyewitness News his brand new tattoo of the Webb Ellis trophy inked on his calf, marking the team's historic win.
President Cyril Ramaphosa met the four-time Rugby World Cup champions at the Union buildings before they kickstarted their Webb Ellis Trophy parade in Pretoria.
The double-defending champions were greeted with loud cheers and waving flags as they soaked in the home support after spending more than two months away from home.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi expressed his support for the Proteas, who are currently in India for the Cricket World Cup.
Speaking at the Boks' official homecoming at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Kolisi said that politicians, the private sector and South Africans in general needed to speak about issues that may be difficult to address.
After more than two hours of waiting for the triumphant world champions, singing and cheering could be heard throughout the OR Tambo International Airport as the international arrivals doors opened to welcome back the Springboks.
South Africa beat New Zealand 12-11 in a nail-biting 2023 Rugby World Cup final in France to retain the trophy they won in 2019.
Former Test stars Israel Dagg and John Kirwan were critical of officiating they believe cost the All Blacks dearly. Dagg claimed Test rugby was being eroded as a spectacle by the increasing use of red and yellow cards for foul play and professional fouls.
The Springboks prevailed to win a third successive knockout match in the World Cup tournament with a 12-11 victory over the All Blacks, adding to their titles in 1995, 2007, and 2019.
This is potentially the sport's biggest ever final - with South Africa and New Zealand having won a combined six of the nine Webb Ellis trophies on offer.
Izindaba zesiZulu no-Kwazi Kwaza.