The Champion Tour, showcasing South African rugby’s outstanding success in 2009, is currently on its 7 000km, six-week journey across SA.
The Champion Tour, showcasing South African rugby’s outstanding success in 2009, is currently on its 7 000km, six-week journey across SA.
Rugby fans will be able to see all of the trophies collected by Peter de Villiers’ Springboks in 2009: The Vodacom Tri-Nations trophy; the IRB Team of the Year Award; the Unity Cup for winning the Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series; the Mandela Challenge Plate and the Freedom Cup.
The Rugby World Cup which South Africa currently holds will also be on display in the 15m trophy-filled trailer. In addition the IRB World Sevens Series trophy, won by Paul Treu’s Springbok Sevens team, and the Vodacom Super 14 trophy, claimed by the Vodacom Bulls will also be on display.
Other iconic trophies such as the Absa Currie Cup and the SAA National Club Champs trophy have also been added to the tour to offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience for South African rugby followers.
The Champions Tour hits Port Elizabeth on 19 and 20 February before moving to King William’s Town on 21 February and East London on 22 February. The tour ends in Durban on 21 March.
