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Government declares ‘the Webb Ellis is in South Africa’s kant’

Bongi Mbonambi
Bongi Mbonambi was cleared by World Rugby. Photograph: Paul Harding/Getty Images

The South African government has declared that “the Webb Ellis is in South Africa’s kant” after the Springboks’ World Cup final victory against New Zealand on Saturday.

The Afrikaans word “kant” translates as “side” and it is an interesting choice of phrase by the South Africa government in congratulating the Springboks, given how widely it has been used in the past week.

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