The Springboks were hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, as they start their 5 day Championss Tour in an open-top bus showing off the Web Ellis trophy.
Springbok fans lined the streets, waving their flags and singing the national anthem.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said he was grateful for all the messages of support from around the country which carried them through to becoming World Cup champions.
“Thank you so much for your support for every single message, every single video. When it got tough and we saw the videos we were so grateful. Mr President, we hope we’ve inspired everyone with what we do best, with this rugby and we hope this doesn’t stop here and it goes beyond other people.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the Springboks at the Union Buildings #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/2btSNhRZv2
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) November 7, 2019
The #SpringbokChampions led by Captain #SiyaKolisi arrive at the Union Buildings in Tshwane where they kick off their countrywide Welcome Tour taking the #WebbEllisCup around communities. #StrongerTogether #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/X5luhsLocm
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) November 7, 2019
#ChampionsTogether #StrongerTogether 🏆 https://t.co/Ba8Toxtnic
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) November 7, 2019
