'When politics fail, our fallback is sports'
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise paid tribute to the world champion Springboks at Parliament on Monday.
The Springboks, who conclude their trophy tour in Cape Town on Monday, received a hero's welcome after winning the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
The Boks thrashed England 32- 12 in the final to lift the William Webb Ellis Trophy for a third time.
"You have enabled South Africa to recall who we are. You have again made us able to forget our racial tensions, to forget the gender-based violence and to focus on that which makes us great as South Africans,” said Modise.
"We want to say keep it up, continue to hoist our flag high, continue to unite this country because if politics fail, our fallback is sports, because there we forget politics we understand the rules of the game.”
Springboks in Cape Town, apologise to PE fans who missed out
As the Springbok's World Cup victory parade wraps up in Cape Town on Monday, SA Rugby (SARU) apologised to fans in Port Elizabeth (PE) who missed out on the change to see their heroes. "Massive crowds, congestion, and a waiting flight to Cape Town meant an unavoidable last-minute route change," Tweeted SARU.