SAns fill up airport to give the Springboks a hero’s welcome [watch]

A good number of South Africans braved the weather to give the Springboks a hero's welcome at the OR Tambo airport on Tuesday, 31 October.

Thousands of South Africans braved cold, wet weather to greet the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks when they arrived in Johannesburg. Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFPThousands of South Africans braved cold, wet weather to greet the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks when they arrived in Johannesburg. Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP

South Africans have come in numbers, to welcome the Springboks as they arrive back from France following winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Paris – a stampede of people can be seen dancing and singing at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg as seen in an X video shared on Tuesday, 31 October.A stampede of South African people waited for the Springboks to arrive in Johannesburg after flying the South African flag high in Paris over the weekend.

“I know that many of us want to have a holiday now to celebrate. But we should all agree that we should give our matriculants time to focus on their exams and celebrate with them afterwards, otherwise, it will disrupt their ability to focus on their most important journey, which is writing their matriculation exams and this affects close on to a million young people,”“Love this 😊🇿🇦🙏,” @masegomock replied.

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