South Africans hail "glory boys" after World Cup win
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africans were on cloud nine on Sunday after their "glory boys" won the rugby World Cup for the second time.
"It's hell coming to work after so little sleep and so much drinking, but it was heaven celebrating last night," said Tumelo a 25-year-old shop assistant in Johannesburg.
Saturday night's 15-6 victory over England dominated the front pages of South African newspapers which are normally devoted to stories on murder, rape and political bickering.
"Glory Boys!" screamed the leading Sunday Times newspaper, above a picture of the team celebrating in Paris.
The paper also got back at Britain's tabloid press which had called fullback Percy Montgomery a peacock over his blond hair.
"Percy, you beauty!" crowed the Sunday Times. "Percy Montgomery destroyed England last night with a flawless kicking display."
The Sunday Independent hailed the Springboks as the "new Rainbow Warriors", a play on the "Rainbow Nation" term that former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined for the country after the end of apartheid.
But the celebrations were tinged with lingering sorrow over the murder of South African reggae musician Lucky Dube on Thursday in an apparent botched car-jacking in Johannesburg, Continued...
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