Springboks win Laureus Sports Team of the Year award
The Springbok Rugby team has won the Team of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin on Monday.
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Carried on the Shoulders of a Nation, the Little Master led India to their first World Cup since 1983 in 2011, at his sixth and final attempt 😱
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They won ahead of fellow nominees the Toronto Raptors, Spain’s Men’s basketball team, the Liverpool soccer team, Mercedes Formula One, and the US Women’s Soccer team.
In naming the winners, Laureus Academy president Edwin Moses, says the Springboks showed a united team can make you better players, and unite a nation.
“To see the joy in kids faces back at home is exactly what we wanted to achieve and we hope it doesn’t end here.”
“The Mandela spirit is always around.”
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Siya Kolisi collected the trophy with a number of team members joining him on stage.
“First of all, I’d like to take this moment to thank the Laureus Academy for recognizing us as a team. Thank you, on behalf of my teammates and obviously all of those that couldn’t be here today and obviously on behalf of South Africa,” explains Kolisi.
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A special and moving speech from the incredible World Team of the Year @Springboks' captain 🇿🇦
"We really touch lives in the way governments and politicians can't do."
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Gymnast Simone Biles was named Sportswoman of the Year, while there was a joint men’s winner for the first time.
Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton and soccer superstar Lionel Messi shared the prize.
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With 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 World Championships and Ballon d'Ors between them, @LewisHamilton and Lionel Messi share the #Laureus20 World Sportsman of the Year award – a moment of sporting history!
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