Springboks conclude historic season as world’s No. 1 rugby team

The Springboks conclude a season of momentous success on Saturday evening with a season finale against Wales, and regardless of the result, they will finish 2025 as the world’s No. 1 rugby team.

The all-conquering Springboks are certain to beat struggling Wales to confirm a close to 90 percent win record for the season, the Boks’ best record in more than 120 years of competition.

On the eve of the end-of-season match, assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said, “After a long and tough season, it remains our goal to put our people back in South Africa first. We want to say to everyone back at home, ‘thank you for your support.’

Stick added, “In a way, we want our fans to be sad that there will be no Bok Fridays where the country turned out to support us. We saw the supporters, and we cherished them in the build-up to our games.

“But when we come back in the new year, we once more want to put smiles on the faces of South Africans.

“Once again, the Springboks want to say thank you to all the support we have received, and to the Saffas overseas, everywhere we have gone, be it Ireland or France, we felt the support. We know the sacrifices they made to shout for us.