Young and old descended on the Grand Parade on Friday to celebrate with United Rugby Championship (URC) winners, the Stormers.
It was a boisterous and wholesome mood in front of the Cape Town City Hall as Stormers flags were held aloft.
Joining the festivities was the full compliment of Stormers players and management, the Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and City of Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis.
???????????? | The flags are aloft. The music is bumping. The people are here.
— Kamva Somdyala (@kamva_somdyala) June 24, 2022
Stormers players and management are inside the City Hall receiving final briefing before a host of speakers address the crowd. @Sport24news pic.twitter.com/ozYzmSnxaF
The formal speeches were kept to a minimum with players and top brass wearing bold smiles and singing and signing autographs for their "Faithful".
Head coach John Dobson repeated a line he's become accustomed to, saying they were indebted to their supporters and were happy to revel in the win with them.
"All of you on Saturday who were at the stadium were saying 'thank you' to us, now it's our turn," Dobson said to happy cheers.
"We belong to the people of Cape Town and we will reflect that in the years to come," he added.
That championship feeing is here at the City Hall! Here go! @Sport24news pic.twitter.com/mjD5UG6l1I
— Kamva Somdyala (@kamva_somdyala) June 24, 2022
Winde stepped up to give a gleeful caveat: "Now that you've won it. Keep it," he urged the team.
As captain Steven Kitshoff hoisted the URC trophy, the confetti went up and a palpable sense of joy filled the air.
The players then mingled with supporters, taking selfies and signing autographs.
The cup goes up! The confetti arrives! @Sport24news pic.twitter.com/EvbBGdGnHs
— Kamva Somdyala (@kamva_somdyala) June 24, 2022
And off they go into the city! Your URC Champions, good people. It’s happy smiles atop the two buses. @Sport24news pic.twitter.com/3kB4AmG9zu
— Kamva Somdyala (@kamva_somdyala) June 24, 2022
Popular among the supporters were centre Damian Willemse, scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies, flyhalf Manie Libbok, the departing Warrick Gelant and the bona fide Stormers' celebration specialist, Hacjivah Dayimani.
The team then hopped back onto their respective buses to begin their parade through the city centre.
More parades are scheduled in future.