Boks victory parade through Pretoria streets on Thursday

Rugby fans can check out the Springboks’ victory parade this Thursday, as the newly crowned rugby world cup champions kick off their five-day trophy parade in Pretoria.

Fans will get a chance to catch a glimpse of their favourite rugby players who were victorious in Japan by beating England 32-12 in the final on Saturday.

The route plan for Pretoria is as follows;

• 08h30 to 09h30: Union Building South Lawns
• 09h30: Parade starts in an easterly direction down Stanza Bopape Street
• Right into End Street
• Right into Pretorius Street in a westerly direction
• Left into Gordon Street (which becomes Jan Shoba Street)
• Right into Burnett Street
• Left into Park Street
• Left into Kirkness Street, past Loftus Versfeld
• Right into Jorissen Street (becomes Kotze Street, A Reyeng route into Nana Sita)
• Right into Paul Kruger Street and around Church Square
• Right into Madiba Street
• 10h30 to 11h00 Stop at Tshwane House and then depart to Johannesburg

The streets used for the tour will be affected from 07:00 until 11:00. Madiba Street and Lilian Ngoyi Street will be closed from 10:00 to 11:00. Tshwane Metro Police officers will be deployed to monitor all road closures and affected streets.

The affected streets include the following:

• Jan Shoba Street
• Burnett Street
• Park Street
• Kirkness Street
• Lynnwood Road
• Paul Kruger Street
• Madiba Street
• Lilian Ngoyi Street

Motorists are advised to avoid the affected streets and use alternatives routes:

• Johannes Ramokhoase Street
• Robert Sobukwe Street
• Bloed Street
• Boom Street
• Francis Baard Street
• Pretorius Street

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