Springboks tour coming to Durban
The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are due to
arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan over a two-day
period between Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November.
Rassie Erasmus, the Director of Rugby, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and vice-captain Handre Pollard are amongst the first batch of the Springbok squad members who are due to arrive from Japan. The first flights are expected to land in Johannesburg at approximately 16h30-16h45 on Tuesday.
The Springboks will kick off their RWC Champions Tour in Gauteng on Thursday, 7 November with the parade including stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto.
The RWC squad will also parade the Webb Ellis Cup in Durban on Friday, 8 November.
The planned RWC Champions Tour stops are as follow:
· Thursday, 7 November: Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto
· Friday, 8 November: Durban
· Saturday, 9 November: East London
· Sunday, 10 November: Port Elizabeth
· Monday, 11 November: Cape Town