From today, the Springboks will travel around South Africa as part of their World Cup Victory Tour! Get ready for a parade of unity like no other along the following routes:
South Africa (02 November 2023) — The Springboks have earned a heroes’ welcome that needs no introduction. Following a short but well-deserved rest, the champions of the rugby world are embarking on a victory tour kickstarting today, where they will travel across the country to show the nation what our support and their determination achieved—winning the Rugby World Cup (again!).
With the Webb Ellis Trophy at the ready (for the fourth time) the team started their four-day tour in Gauteng this morning, 2 November. Pretorians, Joburgers and Soweto supporters will be the first to enjoy the Victory Parade with three other provinces set to follow.
Gauteng Routes
- In Pretoria, the Boks will travel from the Union Buildings, set to travel past Loftus Versfeld and the City Centre.
- From 2 pm, Johannesburg takes centre stage at No 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein.
- Then it’s off to Nelson Mandela Bridge where they will visit Soweto
- Finally, the tour ends at the FNB Stadium at around 3:45 pm where free entry is available to the public (tickets must be booked).
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The City of Cape Town will then welcome the Springboks on Friday, 3 November.
Cape Town Routes
- Proceedings and a mini concert are pencilled to happen in front of City Hall at 11:30 am
- Thereafter, the Victory Tour will take the Boks through Cape Town’s CBD
- After 2:30 pm they will head through Langa and Bonteheuwel before heading back CBD side.
The third province on the map is KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, 4 November.
KwaZulu-Natal Routes
- The Victory Tour starts at the Garden Court Hotel, Umhlanga at 9:30 am
- Afterwards, the Boks will travel toward Durban City Hall before concluding at uShaka Marine World at roughly 1:45 pm
The victory tour will see its concluding laps in the Eastern Cape’s East London on Sunday, 5 November.
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Eastern Cape Route
- The final stretch of the tour will light up East London where the Garden Court Hotel will see all the action from 10 am to 2 pm as the single location for the Boks’ visit.
Routes could change or be updated, and there will also be satellite tours to the provinces and other communities not aforementioned (including Free State, North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape) at a later stage.
A victory for all of us, the determination of a nation and a series of support the world will never forget!
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