The Springboks are through to the Rugby World Cup final after defeating Wales 19-16 in the Yokohama semi-final on Sunday.
The team will now play England, which beat New Zealand, in a repeat of the 2007 final. (That one went pretty well for us, if you recall.)
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FULL-TIME Handre Pollard's boot the difference Final here we come Yr hyn gêm epig! Diolch yn fawr Cymru!#StrongerTogether #RWC2019 #WALvRSA pic.twitter.com/t7nt7wy718 — Springboks (@Springboks) October 27, 2019
Naturally, South Africans on Twitter were pretty stoked about the result, and none were more excited than South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa.
In a tweet sent to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, sorry, we mean “BoJo”, Ramaphosa issued his opposite number a warning. A very sassy warning at that.
“See you on Saturday BoJo when you will be watching Siya, the team and I hoist high [the] Webb Ellis Cup,” tweeted President Ramaphosa.
See you on Saturday BoJo @BorisJohnson when you will be watching Siya, the team and I hoist high Webb Ellis Cup. A STERLING showing once again by the @Springboks. Our national teams have just been doing amazingly on the international stage. #WALvRSA #RWC2019 #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/foDvuTNj5V
— Cyril Ramaphosa
(@CyrilRamaphosa) October 27, 2019
“Our national teams have just been doing amazingly on the international stage,” he added.
Other South Africans, including a gaggle of politicians, celebs and other sportspeople, joined President Ramaphosa in congratulating the Springboks.
Watch: South Africa is through to the #RWC2019 finals! Adlala amaBhokobhoko! Badlala abafana beAfrica! It was a tight match between the @Springboks & Wales with our boys putting their bodies on the line to ensure we reach the finals! Mooi #BOKKE Mooi! #RSAvWAL [Score:16:19] pic.twitter.com/guPqmV2Nik
— Min. Nathi Mthethwa (@NathiMthethwaSA) October 27, 2019
Well done #Springboks #
Bring that cup home!#WALvRSA #RWC2019AmaNgisi sowaphinda ngesibhaxu sika 1879 eSandlwana!#BringItHome pic.twitter.com/5sa1lFzogC
— Mkhuleko Hlengwa MP
(@MkhulekoHlengwa) October 27, 2019
#AMABHOKOBHOKO
pic.twitter.com/PJ5uoEbC3t — Phumzile Van Damme (@zilevandamme) October 27, 2019
#SouthAfrica #Springboks are in the #RugbyWorldCupfinal against #England next Sunday. We have just won the semifinals against #Wales . Congratulations the #bokke , you have made all of us proud .
— Minister Jackson Mthembu (@JacksonMthembu_) October 27, 2019
Maan that was tough! Congratulations our boys!! We have to improve against England! #Springboks
— Zwelinzima Vavi (@Zwelinzima1) October 27, 2019
Well done to our @Springboks! Off to the finals they go. #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/4Sm4JVZfcv
— Patricia de Lille (@PatriciaDeLille) October 27, 2019
Up the BOKS !!
Bunch of to he Rugby World Cup winners ! pic.twitter.com/WjOTHPQ9Xb
— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) October 27, 2019
WELL DONE BOYS!!!! ALMOST THERE!!!! #WALvRSA pic.twitter.com/1gxW2YI1nX
— DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) (@DJFreshSA) October 27, 2019
Beers are on me
Congrats @Springboks Well fought @WelshRugbyUnion #WALvRSA @rugbyworldcup #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/MhWhGjwV7i — Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) October 27, 2019
— Minnie Dlamini Jones (@MinnieDlamini) October 27, 2019
VICTORY!!!! We in the finals #BOKKE #RWC2019
— Leanne Manas (@LeanneManas) October 27, 2019
(We know Chris Froome isn’t exactly South African, but hey, all supporters of the Springboks are now adopted South Africans in our book.)
When is the final between the Springboks and England?
The Rugby World Cup final, between the Springboks and England, takes place next weekend Saturday 2 November in Yokohama at 11am.
On Friday, New Zealand will play Wales in the third-place play-off.
Feature image: The Springboks at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, by warrenski via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0, resized)
