WATCH: Have you hugged a Bok today? Young fan meets his ‘Elizabedi’

The young Springbok fan who christened Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth 'Elizabedi', has finally met his hero.

Eben Etzebeth meets Siya Dlamini who ‘christened’ the Springbok lock ‘Elizabedi’ in a viral TikTok video. Photos: Tiktok ; Franco Arland/ Getty Images and X

The overjoyed reaction of a Volksrust youngster when he finally gets to meet his “Elizabedi” in the flesh will go down as one of those epic “Stronger Together” Springbok trophy tour moments. As one Tweep aptly put it after watching the video posted on the Springboks’ social media account: “Nou tjank ek sommer weer”…Siya Dlamini, from Volksrust, in Mpumalanga, went viral on TikTok for hilariously screaming “Elizabedi” when Bok lock Etzebeth “Elizabedi” scored a crucial try against France in the nail-biting Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.Pov: He’d really love to go to the finals to see Eben, lets tag @Rugby World Cup , @Springboks.

The four-time world champions will be in Durban before concluding in the Eastern Cape on Sunday, 5 November.The locations have been selected for population size in the first three instances and because of the Eastern Cape’s rugby significance in the fourth.

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