CAPE TOWN : South Africans woke up in a jubilant mood and with some sore heads on Sunday, basking in the glory of back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins following their nail-biting 12-11 victory over old foes New Zealand in the 2023 final in Paris.
Rugby arguably means more in South Africa than any other nation in the world as a unifying force between people of all races, and with the power to lift those with talent out of a life of poverty.
"I think in the last World Cup we were quite ignorant about the game but this time we are all united. Black or white, we were all here just for one goal, to see the Springboks win," said Sandile Ntu, a supporter watching the final at Johannesburg’s Nelson Mandela Square. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi epitomises the rags-to-riches potential of the game in the country, having risen from the small, impoverished township of Zwide in the Eastern Cape to become only the second man in history to lift the World Cup twice, following New Zealand's Richie McCaw.
"Siya Kolisi did this for us," said supporter Tshidiso Mnisi."Everyone in the squad did it for us. We are together. We are proud as South Africans."
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