Following the nail-biting end to the 2024 Freedom Cup, Cape {town} Etc looks back at the Opening Ceremony which sparked fear and excitement moments before the epic throwdown was set to begin.
Celebrations came to a boil, prior to the All Black team taking the field.
Students from Tygerberg, where Etzebeth attended school, performed flashes and a chant, as they welcomed both teams to the centre.
The wildly-energetic crowd participated in the chanting and gave their favourite teams a much-deserved welcome, before the game began.
The South African National Anthem took the entire stadium by storm as the audience held their clenched hand to their chest and boasted the anthem with pride.
