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Happy bloody Tuesday.

A reminder that the Springboks will be world champions for four years.

Fancy a sense of perspective? It’s only been 17 days since we vanquished the English, so we’re going to be enjoying this feeling for quite some time.

With that in mind, let’s not pretend you don’t still see the Rugby World Cup final playing on SuperSport and pop it on for some ‘background noise’, only to become emotionally involved once more and completely lose it as Cheslin Kolbe brings out the weapon of mass destruction otherwise known as his step.

Yeah, I’m already in a better mood.

Anyway, if you’re after a few goosebumps today you can do a lot worse than watching this video, which was made for a Springbok victory party that took place in London last Wednesday.

Details via SA People:

Paul Gardiner, CEO of The Mantis Collection, explained: “We put on a victory party at South Africa House in Trafalgar Square, London, to celebrate our Rugby World Cup win! We showed this video on the night.”

In attendance, watching the epic production, were four Springboks from the winning team: Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira, Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi and Cobus Reinach.

I hope Mapimpi didn’t ghost Am, like he did with the high five after his try.

Bring on the goosies:

If you didn’t watch through to the end, shame on you. I insist you start from the 3:45 mark once more and repent for your sins.

In the words of just about every South African, ja, no, lekker.

Having watched the final multiple times, it’s tough to pinpoint a player that didn’t have a solid game. On the day, Duane Vermuelen was named man of the match, and if you focus on his 80 minutes of rugby, it’s not hard to see why.

YouTuber Yoe91 has put together this compilation of Big Duane’s virtuoso performance:

For those wondering where those tears come from at the end, he just won the bloody World Cup. But there is also a lot more to this moment:

Duane Vermeulen can’t contain his emotion after @Springboks won their third Rugby World Cup#ENGvRSA #RWC201 #RWCFinal #WebbEllisCup pic.twitter.com/uCxkYXGLdM

— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) November 2, 2019

That story via Sport24:

As the two embraced, [assistant coach Matt] Proudfoot said, “This was for him”.

Proudfoot was referring to Vermeulen’s father, André, who died of cancer when Duane was just eight.

Vermeulen, now 33, wished his father could’ve been alive to see him win the World Cup – which Proudfoot realised.

“That’s something special to hear from a coach, and when he said that, the tears just started rolling and I just couldn’t stop them,” Vermeulen told YOU magazine.

17 days after the final whistle, and this match can still bring a lump to my throat.

We love you, big Duane.

[source:sapeople&sport24]