Sport | Second Rugby World Cup final on the trot as Ramaphosa heads for Paris to support Springboks

Siya Kolisi and Cyril Ramaphosa (Getty Images)

• President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in France to watch the Springboks in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against the All Blacks.
• Both nations are vying for a fourth World Cup title in Paris.
• It is Ramaphosa’s second consecutive appearance at a Rugby World Cup final involving the Boks, who beat England in Japan in 2019 to claim the title.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to fly to Paris before Saturday’s much-anticipated Rugby World Cup final between the game’s greatest rivals, South Africa and New Zealand, at the Stade de France in Paris.

The last time the Boks faced off against New Zealand in a World Cup final was in 1995, when iconic South African president Nelson Mandela handed captain Francois Pienaar the Webb Ellis Cup.

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Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed on Thursday that Ramaphosa will travel to France and also share “words of encouragement” with the Springboks.

This would be the second consecutive