'Trophy Blitz': 5 Boks to take Webb Ellis Cup to fans in Bloemfontein

Five World Cup-winning Springboks will take the Webb Ellis Cup on its fourth stop of the RWC Trophy Blitz, at Loch Logan Mall in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

Local heroes Ox Nche and Cobus Reinach, who finished their schooling in the city at HTS Louis Botha and Grey College respectively, will be joined by Lukhanyo Am, Grant Williams and Trevor Nyakane.

The event is scheduled from 13:00-14:00. 

"This is our fourth stop of the RWC Trophy Blitz and it's great to take the Webb Ellis Cup to Bloemfontein during an historic week, with the Boks facing Portugal at a sold-out Free State Stadium on Saturday," said SA Rugby president Mark Alexander.

"The Free State is an important piece in the local rugby landscape, not only because of all the quality players who hail from the province, but they are also the current holders of the Currie Cup.

"We have a big support base here and although it was not possible to visit Bloemfontein on the Trophy Tour last year, we're excited for tomorrow's opportunity at the Mall.

"We saw on the first three stops on the Trophy Blitz, in Gqeberha, George and Kimberley, as well as at the two recent Tests against Ireland in Pretoria and Durban, how passionate South Africans are about the Boks and rugby in general, and for that we are very grateful."

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Earlier in the day, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Thomas du Toit and Makazole Mapimpi will attend a Get Into Rugby (GIR) Festival with 200 children - aged from six to nine from 10 different schools. This will take place at the Mangaung