VIDEO, PHOTOS: Thousands of Durbanites show support for Springboks on Champions Tour

THE newly-crowned World Cup Champions, The Springboks took the streets of Durban for the latest leg of the Springbok trophy tour.

The crowd eagerly waited for their heroes as police officers were scattered about to control the crowd at the Bokke bus snaked through the streets.

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The energy from the historic win was still palpable on Friday with supporters of all ages chanting the captain’s name “SIYA!” (Siya Kolisi) and the retiring cult hero “BEAST!” (Tendai ‘Beast Mtawarira).

Along with wearing the Spingboks’ elegant green and gold colours, hundreds of supporters also proudly waved the South African flag.

As the gargantuan green bus took the turn onto Anton Lembede Street the cries of shosholoza soon rang from the crowd

Like he did at the Yokohama Stadium in Japan, captain Siya Kolisi then hoisted the Webb Ellis Cup up high into the cloudy Durban sky, and the crowd erupted.

The bus then took a slow drive towards the Durban City Hall with players like Lukanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi and Faf De Klerk (fully clothed this time) waving at the partisan crowd.

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There was a point were the audience was only chanting Mapimpi’s name while eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda was speaking and the serial try-scorer blew a kiss to his admires.

The open-top bus trophy tour will continue onto East London, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town until Monday.

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