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'Welcome home' party for Boks: When and where

TROPHY TOUR DETAILS: The South African World Cup-winning squad and coaches will arrive in Johannesburg from Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Captain Siyamthanda Kolisi and coach Rassie Erasmus are scheduled to return Tuesday and hold a media briefing at OR Tambo airport.

A nationwide victory tour will include visits to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto (Thursday), Durban (Friday), East London (Saturday), Port Elizabeth (Sunday) and Cape Town (Monday).

South Africa outplayed pre-match favourites England 32-12 in Yokohama at the weekend, to join New Zealand as record three-time winners of the World Cup.

The squad is due to arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Erasmus, Kolisi and vice-captain Handre Pollard are amongst the first batch of the Springbok squad members who are due to arrive from Japan.

The planned victory tour is as follow:
* Thursday, November 7: Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto
* Friday, November 8: Durban
* Saturday, November 9: East London
* Sunday, November 10: Port Elizabeth
* Monday, November 11: Cape Town

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