08 December 2015 1 Min Read

The top five South African sports hashtags of 2015

in Sport by Times LIVE
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South Africa is a sporting nation - and that was reflected as locals tweeted about rugby, cricket and soccer this year.

RWC2015 (@rugbyworldcup)  - #RWC2015

With President Nelson Mandela, South Africa won the World Cup. With Thabo Mbeki, South Africa won the World Cup. With Jacob Zuma, South Africa came third.

ProteaFire (@officialCSA) - #ProteaFire

Were the Proteas on fire this year? Or did they just get burned - as India beat South Africa 3-0 in the last test series. Eh, the grass grows greener back home.

MUFC - #MUFC

South Africans seem to like it red - as Manchester United trended this year.

AbsaPrem - #AbsaPrem

Absa's staff may be talking about joining the EFF for a march on their bosses, but the Premiership was winning a whole lot more love this year.

SuperRugby (@superrugby) - #SuperRugby

The World Cup didn't dampen South Africa's rugby fever - which is set to return in February.

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