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Celebs applaud Springboks for making it to the Rugby World Cup final

28 October 2019 - 10:53 By Unathi Nkanjeni
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TV personality Bonang was one of many South African celebrities who expressed their joy about the Springbok team beating Wales to head into the final Rugby World Cup match against England on Saturday.
TV personality Bonang was one of many South African celebrities who expressed their joy about the Springbok team beating Wales to head into the final Rugby World Cup match against England on Saturday.
Image: Instagram/Bonang Matheba

From TV personality Bonang to rapper AKA, Mzansi celebs have been beaming with joy after the Springboks made it to the finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Sunday.

The Springboks claimed a 19-16 win against Wales to reach their third final.

The Boks will face England in the final on 2 November in Yokohama, Japan.

TimesLIVE reported that Springboks' coach Rassie Erasmus said he that the team has what it takes to win the final.

“I think we are in with a chance. We have a six-day turnaround. I’m not 100 percent sure whether the Rugby World Cup final will be won by a very expansive game plan.

“It might be. I might be wrong. But we’ll go and grind it out‚” he said

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The win saw the national rugby team making the top trending list on Twitter as Mzansi took to the platform to shared their feelings of great pride.

Here is a snapshot of some reactions:

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