As confirmed earlier in the year, Friday the 15th of December will be a public holiday in South Africa in honour of the Springboks successfully defending their Rugby World Cup crown.
Springbok legend Schalk Burger has dismissed claims that South Africa were lucky to win a fourth Rugby World Cup title in France this year.
Handre Pollard scored 20 points against a side from his native South Africa as Leicester Tigers ground out a nervy 35-26 victory against a depleted Stormers in their opening match of this season's Investec Champions Cup.
Following a successful return in the No 10 jersey last week, Manie Libbok is determined to produce his best for the Stormers this season.
When the Springbok Sevens team won the Dubai Sevens last Sunday, many of the Blitzboks found themselves overwhelmed by emotion for different reasons.
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has revealed just how driven the players were to succeed after experiencing the dark days of 2016 and 2017.