WATCH: ‘Rassie’ airport remix will leave you emotional

In a moment that will live long for many at OR Tambo on Tuesday morning, rings of “Rassie” rang out in unison at the Springboks’ return home.

The Springboks edged New Zealand’s All Blacks 12-11 in an incredible and tense Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Saturday evening. It was a record fourth Webb Ellis Cup for South Africa.

The team arrived back on SA soil on Tuesday morning, where they were greeted by thousands of fans who packed the arrival hall at OR Tambo International Airport.

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The Cranberries’ hit song Zombie was played before Siya and the team walked through arrivals, and was drowned out by the popular remix dedicated to South African director of rugby Rassie Erasmus that many see as among the masterminds behind the Springboks victories.

In case you haven’t heard the remix, it goes something like this:

In your head, in your head
Rassie! Rassie!, Rassie-ie-ie!
What’s in your head, in your head?
Rassie! Rassie!, Rassie-ie-ie!

🎶 "Rassie Rassie"#SpringboksRWC pic.twitter.com/d30iBZx1MT

— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) October 31, 2023

Goosebumps and tears also flowed freely as the national anthem played.

The Rassie remix is a popular one, with even the Princess of Monaco Princess Charlene singing along to it during a visit to the dressing room to congratulate the team on their World Cup win.

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The Springboks held a Press Conference after their arrival, and will soon tour the country to thank fans and show off the Webb Ellis World Cup trophy.

The tour will start in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto on Thursday, 2 November, ending in a trophy parade at the FNB Stadium.

On Friday the team will be in Cape Town, Durban on Saturday and Eastern London on Sunday.

“The locations have been selected for population size in the first three instances and because of the Eastern Cape’s rugby significance in the fourth.

“Satellite tours to Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay and other centres will be scheduled for 2024. Such tours following the 2019 victory had to be abandoned because of the Covid-19 pandemic,” SA Rugby said.