SOUTH AFRICA will be hoping they can defend their Rugby World Cup title against old rivals New Zealand on Saturday. And they will be sure to belt out their rousing national anthem before the game ...

while ‘Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (The Call of South Africa)’ was the country’s national anthem during Apartheid. When South Africa won the Rugby World Cup back in 1995, the songs were as usual heard ...

South Africa are one of the best rugby union teams in the world and ... it back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles, but it's their national anthem that is drawing the most attention at the moment.

In a momentous occasion, the Springboks’ first game in South Africa since their 2023 Rugby World Cup victory was marked by a resounding rendition of the national anthem. And the emotions were ...

South Africa will this week announce plans to defuse a row over non-compliance with anti-doping regulations that could see the rugby team ... and playing the national anthem for Sunday's crunch ...

mutilated and murdered the national anthem in a hilariously off-key rendition before South Africa played France in a rugby international last Friday.” In August 2011, it was the turn of Matthews ...

A lone Welshman sang the Welsh national anthem amongst ... the Wales v South Africa game at Twickenham last weekend, where the 'Boks defeated Wales 41-13 at the home of English rugby.

the South African national anthem fuses together two songs: the Xhosa hymn “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” (God Bless Africa) and the Afrikaans song “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika” (The Call of ...

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi also lifted the ... Etzebeth was in tears as his team-mates sang the national anthem. "I want to say to my best friend Eben that I am so grateful to be on this ...

SOUTH AFRICA will be hoping they can defend their Rugby World Cup title against old rivals New Zealand on Saturday. And they will be sure to belt out their rousing national anthem before the game ...