Check out this gallery of pictures from the first day of the Springboks' RWC Trophy Tour in Gauteng, from Gallo Images. Will be updated throughout the day.
The first stop was at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where the Springboks were welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. After driving through the streets of the Capital, the Boks went to sponsors MTN for lunch, after which they hit the Joburg CBD and Soweto.
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SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer congratulated the Springboks, SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander, and the impressive list...
Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former SARU No 8 Terence Joseph Dean, who sadly passed awa...
The Springboks’ Rugby World Cup Trophy Blitz tour will continue in George on Sunday 14 April, when Manie Libbok and Marc...
The President of the South African Rugby Union, Mr Mark Alexander, paid tribute to former Springbok lock Piet Botha, who...
Mr Mark Alexander, the president of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former national player John “Snowy” Stubbs, who passed awa...
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Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok legend, Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira has announced his retirement from international rugby.
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad for their amazing feat in Japan, as well as all of South Africa for supporting the men in green and gold as they reached rugby’s ultimate summit.
The second leg of the Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour will take place in Durban on Friday. The route plans for East London (9 Nov), Port Elizabeth (10 Nov) and Cape Town (11 Nov) will be communicated in due course.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are due to arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan over a two day period between Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November.
“Humbled and over-awed” – that was the reaction of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi when the newly-crowned RWC champions were welcomed back to SA by thousands of supporters, government officials and media at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
The Boks - with the Webb Ellis Cup in tow - visited Durban on Friday. Here are a selection of the best pictures from Gallo Images.
Former Springbok Women’s Sevens player Marithy Pienaar is among seven female rugby coaches selected to participate in the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy for High Performance Coaches as part of a pilot programme in partnership with the International Olympic Committee.
The third and fourth legs of the Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour will take place in East London on Saturday and Port Elizabeth on Sunday, with the final leg scheduled for Cape Town on Monday. The first two legs were in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Soweto and Durban.
East London was the third stop on the Springboks' Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. All picturs courtesy of Gallo Images.
The Toyota Cheetahs suffered their third defeat in as many games on their Guinness PRO14 tour on Saturday as their ill-discipline saw them slump to a 30-17 defeat against the Cardiff Blues at Cardiff Arms Park.
Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok legend, Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira has announced his retirement from international rugby.
The Boks - with the Webb Ellis Cup in tow - visited Durban on Friday. Here are a selection of the best pictures from Gallo Images.
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