Erasmus, Kolisi flight back to South Africa delayed
The flight carrying Rassie Erasmus, the Director of Rugby, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and vice-captain Handre Pollard, amongst others, has been delayed due to technical problems in Sydney and will now only land after 19h00 on Tuesday.
Other flights carrying selected members of the Springbok RWC squad are still expected to land at OR Tambo International Airport at approximately 16h30-16h45 on Tuesday.
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The Springboks will kick off their RWC Champions Tour in Gauteng on Thursday 7 November with the parade including stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto.
The RWC squad will also parade the Webb Ellis Cup in a number of other locations before concluding the tour in Cape Town on Monday, 11 November.🛬‼ UPDATED ARRIVAL INFORMATION! Due to a technical delay in Sydney, one of the flights bringing the Boks home, will only land after 7pm tonight. Other flights are still on time. Details here: https://t.co/oZgWgwNJZy pic.twitter.com/Fn0jXGGwy8
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