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What a week for South Africa and Overstrand!
This is the good NEWS - Ed
The Springboks are the 2019 Rugby World Champions and the Overstrand has been catapulted into the international arena of big-league cities with its UNESCO Creative City designation for Gastronomy.
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Two seemingly different stories but, if you think about it, there is a common thread between the two.
Twenty months ago, the Springboks were an impoverished team, losing by record margins with very little prospects for improvement. But under coach Rassie Erasmus and captain, Siya Kolisi, things changed. While the journey was not easy, with several missteps along the way, the goal always remained winning the Webb Ellis Cup.
“We come from different backgrounds, different races. We came together with one goal. We wanted to achieve it. I really hope that we have done that for South Africa, to show that we can pull together if we ultimately want to win and to achieve something,” said Siya in his first interview after the final whistle had blown.
On Saturday, the Springboks represented the very best of South Africa: integrated, determined, positive, team-players, forward-thinking, professional, humble and yes, champions.
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