Bokke trophy tour announced

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The Springbok rugby team is expected to embark on a four-day trophy tour to major regional population centres from Thursday.

Bokke beat the All Blacks 12-11 at Stade de France, Paris on Saturday to clinch the Webb Ellis Trophy.

The victory against fierce rivals set a record for winning the world cup for the fourth time.

SA Rugby announced that the newly crowned champions will attend the gala World Rugby Awards ceremony in Paris on Sunday before leaving France for South Africa on Monday morning.

Eben Etzebeth is up for player of the year, while Manie Libbok has been nominated for the breakthrough player of the year.

Jacques Nienaber has been nominated for international coach of the year.

Trophy tour begins in three Gauteng cities

“The Boks will arrive back in South Africa on Tuesday at OR Tambo International Airport and will commence the tour 48 hours later.

“The tour will start in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto concluding at FNB Stadium on Thursday.

“On Friday, the trophy will make its way to Cape Town and Durban on Saturday before concluding in the East London, Eastern Cape on Sunday,” the statement read.

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SA Rugby stated that the locations have been selected for population size in the first three instances and because of the Eastern Cape’s rugby significance in the fourth.

“Satellite tours to Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay and other centres will be scheduled for 2024. Such tours following the 2019 victory had to be abandoned because of the Covid-19 pandemic,” SA Rugby said.