Siya Kolisi, the Springboks' first black captain

Siya Kolisi, who is the first black captain of the Springboks, hoped to lift the Webb Ellis Cup after Saturday night's Rugby World Cup final against England. | AFP

Even before the full time whistle went, Sakhumzi bar in Johannesburg's Soweto township erupted into frenzy of cheering and singing as South Africa closed in on a 32-12 victory over England at the Rugby World Cup Final in Japan.

The crowd at this outdoor bar on Vilakazi Street in Soweto — made famous by being the home of two of the most celebrated resisters of apartheid – late former President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu — reflected the harmonious multiracial society that South Africa still aspires to become.