Thousands of fans have greeted the South African rugby team as they arrived home after winning the Rugby World Cup in France on Saturday.
Springbok captain John Smit led his team out of Johannesburg airport holding aloft the Webb Ellis trophy.
The Springboks lifted the coveted trophy after a 15-6 win over England.
Their victory has been embraced as a symbol of unity and reconciliation in a country still trying to overcome racial tensions left by the apartheid era.
Its always great when rugby uniter a nation and this is never more true in South Africa. They have now taken over from the All Blacks as my second favourite team