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WATCH: World champion Springboks are back on SA soil
The Springboks are back at home and they've brought a big gift with them ... the Webb Ellis cup!
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi is welcomed by fans at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday. Picture: Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius
The Springboks have returned home with the Webb Ellis cup on Tuesday after winning a fourth World Cup title in Paris on Saturday, to go with the victories in 1995, 2007 and 2019.
The Boks beat the All Blacks 12-11 in the final to become the second team, after New Zealand in 2015, to go back-to-back, after their victory in Japan four years ago.
Siya Kolisi and his charges touched down at OR Tambo around 10.30am on Tuesday, with thousands of fans welcoming them home.
Below is how The Citizen covered the team’s arrival on Tuesday. For all the reaction and news from the team touching down please visit The Citizen online later Tuesday and Wednesday and see the newspaper tomorrow for all the news and pictures of the arrival.
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The Boks are now scheduled to go on a nationwide tour, to the biggest centres, to show off their trophy and thank the fans for all their messages of support during the World Cup.
