The fifth and final leg of the RWC Trophy Tour took place in Cape Town, where tens of thousands of Springbok fans yet again lined the streets, and not even bus trouble could dampen the spirit. All pictures courtesy of Gallo Images.
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And in an unfortunate development, one of the buses that was part of the Cape Town leg of the Trophy Tour, picked up some technical problems and broke down on the route.
City Sightseeing, the company who runs the Open Top Red Buses in Cape Town, saved the day when they found themselves in a position help the Boks continue on their amazing victory parade of Cape Town.
After one of the buses - hired by the organisers from a third party - broke down on the route on Monday, the staff of the Red Bus were happy to welcome the members of the Bok squad and their families onto the iconic Red Bus and the green open top buses City Sightseeing made available for the day.
The Trophy Tour was then able to continue on without incident to Langa, Belhar, Ravensmead and Elsies River where the Boks delighted a very excited and jubilant crowd.
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Fiji capitalised on too many mistakes by the Springbok Women’s Sevens team to win their final Pool A match by 27-5 as the heavens opened up over the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Springbok Sevens team continued their good form at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens by finishing top of Pool A on Saturday, beating Fiji by 26-14 and USA by 21-15 after a 49-0 demolition of Japan on Friday.
It's day two and you can follow all the action from the HSBC Cape Town Sevens right here.
The Springbok Women's Sevens have secured an intended Top-10 finish in their debut appearance at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens and will face Spain in the ninth-place play-off on Sunday.
The Springbok Sevens team topped Pool A at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens after they held on in their final match of the day on Saturday to beat the USA by 21-15.