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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged South Africans to support the Springboks in the Tri-Nations series.
"As we draw the curtain on the 2010 FIFA World Cup, we now turn our focus to the fortunes of our Springbok rugby team in the Tri-Nations series," he told journalists in Sandton, north of Johannesburg.
"Therefore, do not stack away those rainbow nation flags just yet. National duty still calls."
He called on South Africans "from Soweto to Springbok" to join international visitors who would be in the country for their team's matches.
South Africans would miss the 2010 World Cup and the friends and contacts they had made during the month-long tournament.
He hailed South Africans for their humanity, friendliness and warmth during the World Cup, adding they were the "true stars" of the tournament.
"Yesterday was the final. It was definitely not the end. It was the beginning of a better future for South Africa and Africa.
"We are sad that it has ended, but we are smiling because it went so well."
"As we draw the curtain on the 2010 FIFA World Cup, we now turn our focus to the fortunes of our Springbok rugby team in the Tri-Nations series," he told journalists in Sandton, north of Johannesburg.
"Therefore, do not stack away those rainbow nation flags just yet. National duty still calls."
He called on South Africans "from Soweto to Springbok" to join international visitors who would be in the country for their team's matches.
South Africans would miss the 2010 World Cup and the friends and contacts they had made during the month-long tournament.
He hailed South Africans for their humanity, friendliness and warmth during the World Cup, adding they were the "true stars" of the tournament.
"Yesterday was the final. It was definitely not the end. It was the beginning of a better future for South Africa and Africa.
"We are sad that it has ended, but we are smiling because it went so well."
