South Africa's Rugby World Cup Champions Wrap Up Victory Tour

"Never in the history of the Rugby World Cup has any team lifted the trophy on four occasions - until now," said President Cyril Ramaphosa as he kicked off the Gauteng leg of the Springboks' victory tour by receiving the champions at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday November 2, 2023.

After Ramaphosa's address, team members, who touched down in Johannesburg just two days earlier, set off on the first leg of their much-anticipated victory tour. The tour ended in East London, where captain Siya Kolisi had the last word: "Thank you, South Africa. We love you."

Ramaphosa has declared Friday December 15 as "a day of hope, a day of celebration and unity.".

The Springboks are the first team to win the Webb Ellis trophy four times and this makes it a back-to-back win for the team, having won in 2019.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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