RWC 2023
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The Boks 23-man squad faces the All Blacks' Haka at Twickenham. There were seven forwards and only one back on the bench for the Boks. (Photo: Juan Jose Gasparini/Gallo Images)
On Saturday, almost 30 years after that fateful day in 1995, the Springboks will meet the All Blacks again in the Rugby World Cup final. The winners will reserve their place in history as the first men’s team to win four World Cup titles.
The team has been announced and the sideshows dealt with. On home soil, Bok jerseys are coming out of the wash just in time to be worn again. In what promises to be a battle for the ages, it’s the Springboks against the All Blacks in the final in Paris.
Do you have thoughts on game tactics? Or words of motivation? What do you want the men in green and gold to know when they run onto the grass in Stade de France?
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Leave nothing on the field after 80 minutes,except a Springbok win that will echo into eternity,GO BOKKE(Springbok for Life)
We know the team will be up for it, we know you are giving it your all, and we know that whether the ball bounces left or right, you will fight! Go Bokke!!
Give it your best guys. It has been a tough road and just about everything has been thrown at you. You have really done us proud already and our prayers are with you. You are truly the one bright shining light we have. Go Bokke!!
Go Springboks,we are with you all the way….you make your nation proud ,Marco Cape Town 🙂
What a team we have. All the best boys! Win or lose you are our rainbow 🌈 nation heroes. But we know you will bring it back home 🏆 🇿🇦🌈❤️
Go Bokke! You inspire us! Wishing you well and give your all! Win or lose, you give us hope.
Go Bokke! You inspire us! Wishing you well and give your all! Win or lose, you give us hope.
You are champions of the rugby world play and conduct yourselves on the field Saturday like you truly
believe it and when the battle is over and the dust has settled you the SA Springboks will still wear the crown as the greatest team that has ever played this glorious game
May I respectfully suggest that the whitish Bokke, when the ball comes out at the wrong side, do not call our “swart kant” but rather “annerkant”. I do not know what all this fuss is about, the Bokke is going comfortably retain the World Cup – and in the unlikely event that the final score is wrong, we’ll blame the Ref.
Win or lose guys we are so proud as long as you give it your all. We know you will and are with you all the way. Thank you, our SA superheroes!!!
You are a team that has learnt not to blink for the full 80+minutes. you have the Strength, resilience, talent, unity and passion. Bring it all together again, as ONE team for ONE SA and bring home the Cup!! BOKKE!!!
GO BOKKE!! Speel enige kant dat julle wil, net nie afkant nie!
Good Luck Bokke, we are proud of you! One more job and then take the rest that you deserve. We will see you and the cup at OR Tambo. Viva Bokke, Viva!
Mayibuye ngeTrophy amaBokkeBokke! You will triumph, despite the ref!
Sizoyaya amaChampions!
Go Bokke! You have inspired us all to believe again in our fragile country and given us pride and hope for a future. I am firmly in jou kant!
Boys! You won’t believe how crazy the country is going today, on this BOKKE!!! Friday. You are the best! It’s been an absolute honour watching you grow into the unbelievable team that you are and the perfect representation of our Rainbow Nation. Don’t let them mess with your mind, trust your game and BRING IT HOME!!!
The cup is yours Bokke, the entire nation is behind you, we believe in you, bring it home! #strongertogether
We’re with you every step of the way. Go Bokke, go!
Tomorrow I’ll watch this historic Final in Winnipeg which has maybe the largest rugby & sports club in Canada: Maple Grove Rugby Club. There’ll be a braai, koeksusters, maybe 100+ supporters of SA and New Zealand, where some of my & many SA families now live. Boks should do “Jerusalema” line-dance against the Kiwi “Haka”. Fun vs bluster could be the extra winning nature.
Bokke – Hou die blink kant bo!!
Good luck boys, finish this off. Win or lose you are champions.
What a team. What heart. What a day to win.
Take it to them guys, we’re all rooting for you.
Go our boks!
This team has made me so proud to be a South African and is a shining example of what we are capable of as a country. Win or lose tonight, these remarkable ambassadors and athletes have done an incredible amount of unite and mend a country that has had very little to be proud of over the years. Springboks, I salute you and everything that you stand for and am so grateful for everything that you have done for us as the people of South Africa. Best of luck tonight lads, an entire nation is behind you.
Hi Guys-we know you will do your best and we trust and believe you will succeed!-Go Bokke !!!
A great many people back home are rooting hard for you, all the best for the game and remember, hou julle kant skoon. Don’t let the presence of the likes of Ramaphosa and Kodwa trying to get some undeserved glory to rub off on their useless hides put you off.
Its Monday morning in Kelowna BC, Canada 🇨🇦 and I’m still floating in this cloud of happiness from our boys’ Saturday win over The All Blacks…. So proud of our Springboks 🇿🇦 🇿🇦🇿🇦