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☆ Kolisi committed to Springboks ahead of Racing 92 move
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - South Africa return home after winning the Rugby World Cup - O.R. Thousands of Springbok fans welcomed the team at the airport following their epic 12-11 final victory over old foes New Zealand on Saturday, which secured them a record fourth World Cup title. Kolisi, 32, will play for French Top 14 club Racing 92 this season and said he still had the hunger to represent the Boks. Head coach Jacques Nienaber will leave for a role at Irish side Leinster, but hinted he could be back in the future. The team embarks on a four-day trophy tour around major centres in South Africa from Thursday.

Persons: Culture Zizi Kodwa, Jacques Nienaber, Kolisi, ‘, Nienaber, Nick Said, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Rugby Union, Rugby, of Sports , Arts, Culture, Springbok, New Zealand, Racing, Springboks, Irish, Leinster, Thomson Locations: South Africa, Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, JOHANNESBURG, France, New

☆ Banyana Banyana: How South Africa emerged from apartheid to shine on the world stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | For Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The team is now making its second appearance at the Women’s World Cup, but 30 years ago, the “Banyana Banyana” was playing its first ever match as a nation emerging from apartheid. Fans have got behind the women's team which has grown from strength to strength. Progress still neededIn 2018, with former captain Ellis now coaching, Banyana Banyana reached the final of WAFCON, only losing to serial winner Nigeria on penalties. That appearance in the final also qualified the team for its first ever World Cup appearance in 2019 in France. Banyana Banyana can now focus fully on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, knowing that their immediate concerns have been addressed.”South African players celebrate after taking the lead in their Women's World Cup Group G soccer match against Sweden, though the Banyana Bayana ultimately lost 2-1.

Persons: ”, –, “, Dara Carroll, Phill Magakoe, Fran Hilton, Smith, White, Alet Pretorius, Desiree Ellis –, Nelson Mandela, Terry Paine, Paine, Ellis, Desiree Ellis, Anesh Debiky, Ellis wasn’t, weren’t, Hilton, Carroll, we’ve, ” Carroll, Banyana Banyana, SAFPU, Culture Zizi, Bayana, Andrew Cornaga Organizations: CNN, South Africa women’s, soccer, Africa, of Nations, South Africa’s, CNN Sport, South, Getty, Springboks, Swaziland, South African Women Association, of African Football, CAF, FIFA, interprovincial, Soweto Ladies Football Club, Hilton, Southampton, Wits University, Sports , Arts, Culture, Sweden, Wellington Regional Locations: South Africa, Morocco, White, Swaziland, Johannesburg, AFP, “, South Africa’s, England, Cape Town, Nigeria, France, Botswana, SAFA, South, New Zealand, Sweden

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