Tonight’s IRB World Cup Final is sure to have Capetonians glued to their screens as the country finds itself gripped by rugby fever.
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Fan parks are popping up across the city, while the match can also be live-streamed for free.
The Springboks take on the All Blacks in France at 9pm this evening in what has all the makings of an unforgettable encounter.
Both teams will be striving for their fourth World Cup title and the race to be the first to do so is wide open after two nail-biting semi-finals.
Between the cost of flights and accommodation, along with a ticket price of anywhere from R20 000, watching the match at the Stade de France quickly becomes an expensive exercise.
Fortunately, fans won’t have to travel that far to enjoy an unbelievable experience with thousands of fellow supporters, with three viewing areas set to open their gates well before kick-off.
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In fact, you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your own home to enjoy every second of the action, as the match will be live streamed for free.
Thanks to a deal between the SABC and MultiChoice, fans can watch the action live on SABC stream on sabcsport.com for free.
The fan parks will be set up across Cape Town for locals to gather to cheer on the Bokke. The CBD’s Bree Street, Langa’s Monwabisi Sport and Recreation Centre, and Mitchells Plain’s Westridge Civic Centre will all turn green and gold.
Fans will be able to enjoy a big screen, a food court and a DJ for free. All sites will be operational beginning at 5pm
There will be some road closures at the Bree Street venue, with Wale to Strand Street and Loop to Buitengracht, as well as all side streets leading to the venue, closed.
‘It’s going to be great, great fun,’ said Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. ‘We’ve got these big fan parks sorted out. I know that many people were asking for them.’
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‘We would’ve loved of course to have had one massive one, but there is a big concert event at the stadium on Saturday. They will be screening the game at the concert too, so it will be a kind of a paid fan park and not a free one, but these three will be incredible fun and I really invite everyone down.’
Meanwhile, the City will also be buzzing with fan experiences all over for rugby fans to enjoy, including the Abantu concert at the DHL Stadium.
At the V&A Waterfront, there will be multiple screens around Makers Landing, making sure fans don’t miss a moment of the action.
Whether or not President Cyril Ramaphosa will be declaring Sunday a public holiday remains to be seen, though the presidency has acknowledged that the matter is being considered.
Regardless, fans have an exceptional game to look forward to this evening and are hoping to be celebrating late into the night.
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