South Africans know how to celebrate, but no one celebrated the Springbok’s world cup win better than Faf de Klerk.
The team’s scrum-half has been at the centre of many memes throughout the tournament but videos and pictures of him drinking beer from the Web Ellis cup and shaking hands with Prince Harry while wearing a South African flag speedo have the internet in stitches.
There is even a video circulating showing one of the boys handing the Duke of Sussex a beer and challenging him to “down” it, with Harry laughingly declining, then pointing to the camera as if to say he would have, if not for the camera. Harry congratulated the team and had a few words, saying he could not think of a nation who needed it more.
Before…?
And after…. ?#RWC2019 #RWCFinal #ENGvRSA #RWCYokohama #WebbEllisCup pic.twitter.com/myo4fIS6gK
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) November 2, 2019
What’s one of the first things you do when you win the #WebbEllisCup? Fill it up and drink from it.
It’s been 12 years but @Springboks know how it’s done.#RWC2019 #RWCFinal pic.twitter.com/mNTIp52Byn
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) November 2, 2019
It’s 05:24am in Yokohama, Japan.
Faf De Klerk is still at the stadium in his SA speedo wearing the William Webb Ellis Trophy on his head like a hat.
— Sibongile Mafu (@sboshmafu) November 2, 2019
Faf came prepared for this victory ???????? @Springboks #RWC2019Champions #SpringbokChampions pic.twitter.com/JlyjDcxEes
— Yeyeye (@StheSgubhu) November 3, 2019
You can be cool, but you’ll never be Faf @Springboks shaking Prince Harry’s hand in a SA underpants cool!!!#RWCFinal2019 pic.twitter.com/8VcbVdckdF
— Simphiwe Don (@mr_schouw) November 2, 2019
@fafdeklerk is a whole mood? pic.twitter.com/M9oFzShWJO
— Michelle (@Michelle_jjj03) November 3, 2019
Faf de Klerk with the world cup in his rainbow nation budgie smugglers is 100% my vibe pic.twitter.com/5A0BVWOBDV
— Patrick Grant (@paddygrant) November 3, 2019
Image: Rugby World Cup/ Twitter