Five World Cup winning Springboks – including local heroes Ox Nche and Cobus Reinach – will take the Webb Ellis Cup on its fourth stop of the Trophy Blitz in Bloemfontein on Thursday.
Nche and Reinach, both of whom finished their schooling in the Free State capital at HTS Louis Botha and Grey College respectively, will be joined by Lukhanyo Am, Grant Williams and Trevor Nyakane at the Loch Logan Mall, from 1pm until 2pm.
“This is our fourth stop of the World Cup Trophy Blitz and it’s great to take the Webb Ellis Cup to Bloemfontein during an historic week, with the Boks facing Portugal at a sold-out Toyota Stadium on Saturday,” said SA Rugby president Mark Alexander “The Free State is an important piece in the local rugby landscape, not only because of all the quality players who hail from the province, but they are also the current holders of the Currie Cup.
“We have a big support base here and although it was not possible to visit Bloemfontein on the Trophy Tour last year, we’re excited for tomorrow’s opportunity at the mall. “We saw on the first three stops on the Trophy Blitz, in Gqeberha, George and Kimberley, as well as at the two recent Tests against Ireland in Pretoria and Durban, how passionate South Africans are about the Boks and rugby in general, and for that we are very grateful.
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