A social media user posted a video of the Springboks captain Siya Kolisi evidently happy, dancing and singing a Gwijo song as he celebrated his team becoming the 2023 Rugby World Cup champions as seen in an X (formally known as Twitter) post shared on Sunday, 29 October.
SIYA KOLISI CELEBTAES THE SPRINGBOKS WINNING THE 2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP
The Springboks knocked out the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday. By the end of the game, the New Zealand team was behind by one point whereas the South African team won the game with 12 points.
“People who are not from South Africa don’t understand what it means for our country. It is not just about the game. Our country goes through such a lot. We are just grateful that we can be here. I want to tell the people of South Africa ‘thank you so much,” Ruck quoted the Springbok captain as saying.
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The Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi was seen dancing and singing a Gwijo song as he celebrated his team’s latest victory. Rugby legend Bryan Habana who had been standing just steps away from Kolisi also got a taste of the flanker’s infectious celebratory moment with a friendly smooch.
What is a Gwijo? iGwijo is “a practice of collective singing deeply embedded in South African Xhosa culture that takes the form of call and response,” Jeremy De Tolly reported.
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TAKE A LOOK AT SOME REACTIONS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA USERS BELOW…
“Siya is so very happy here shem 🤣. This excitement is incredibly nice 👌,” @SuperLife_LisG said,
“We are built different over here 💚🇿🇦,” @NooberryCake wrote.
“He’s such a likable guy. His personality is infectious,” @Tee_Ner replied.
“One thing about him ke sana, he will give you a kiss 😂❤️,” @Prudee_n commented.