South African Rugby captain Siya Kolisi waves the South African flag as the World Cup winner team parades in the Durban CBD on an open top bus on November 8, 2019 in Durban, South Africa. – The Springboks first dominated and then crushed pre-match favourites England 32-12 in Japanese city Yokohama last Saturday to lift the World Cup a record-equalling third time. (Photo by SBU NDLOVU / AFP)
Watch LIVE: Springboks parade Webb-Ellis cup in East London [video]
The Springboks Victory Parade reached East London on Saturday. Watcch it live here.
South African Rugby captain Siya Kolisi waves the South African flag as the World Cup winner team parades in the Durban CBD on an open top bus on November 8, 2019 in Durban, South Africa. – The Springboks first dominated and then crushed pre-match favourites England 32-12 in Japanese city Yokohama last Saturday to lift the World Cup a record-equalling third time. (Photo by SBU NDLOVU / AFP)
Saturday is East London’s turn to catch a glimpse of the Rugby World Cup champions, as the Springbok Victory Parade reaches the Eastern Cape for one of two stops in the province.
Springboks in East London
The tour kicked off at 9:30 from City Hall, going along Oxford towards Parkside, and will finish off by the beachfront in Quigney.
? Boks' Trophy Tour heads south
— Springboks (@Springboks) November 8, 2019
‼ Here is the route for East London
?? Join the RWC champions on Saturday
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? East London are you ready?
— Springboks (@Springboks) November 9, 2019
‼ The RWC champs are in town today
? This is where you can see them#ChampionsTogether pic.twitter.com/qpsO71YcHt
It’s a bit of a special occasion for two members of the all-conquering Bok squad, who both hail not far from the city.
Centre Lukhanyo Am is from King Williams Town, some 60km outside East London, while winger and scorer of one of the two tries in the final, Makazole Mapimpi is from Tsholomnqa 52km away, and entered top-level rugby through playing for the local Border Bulldogs.
East London route plan
- 9:30 : Parade starts at East London City Hall
- Proceed along Oxford Street
- Left into Park Avenue
- Right onto the North West Expressway
- Left into Douglas Smith Highway
- Right into Windyridge Road
- Right into Parkside Road
- Right into Greenpoint Road
- Left into Dunoon Road
- Left onto Mdantsane Access Road
- Right onto link road towards Woolwash Road
- Left into Woolwash Road
- Along Scenery Park Main Road
- Left onto Mdantsane Access Road
- Right into Masaule Road
- Right towards Kakaza
- Left into Billie Road
- Along Spine Road
- Left into Link Road
- Right onto Voortrekker Road R102
- Into Mayfair Avenue
- Into Devereaux Avenue past Vincent Park Shopping Mall
- Right into Old Transkei Road
- Left into Galway Road
- Right into John Bailie Road
- Left into Link Road
- End at Moore Street
