TOKYO – The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are expected back on home-soil on various flights from Tuesday.
However, before they will be allowed to take some well-needed time off with their families, SA Rugby will take the triumphant players on a whirlwind tour of the country to show off the William Webb Ellis Trophy to the proud nation.
The Boks will kick off their RWC Champions Tour in Gauteng on Thursday with the parade making stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto.
The RWC squad will also parade the Webb Ellis Cup in several other locations before concluding the tour in Cape Town on Monday, 11 November. Full details will be confirmed closer to the time.
The planned RWC Champions Tour stops are as follow:
Thursday, 7 November: Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto
Friday, 8 November: Durban
Saturday, 9 November: East London
Sunday, 10 November: Port Elizabeth
Monday, 11 November: Cape Town