Springboks use World Cup final scoreline to raise money for feeding scheme

A total of 100,000 raffle tickets are being sold at 32.12 South African rand ($1.76) which will pay for food parcels and soup kitchens.

CAPE TOWN - South Africa’s World Cup winning squad are using the score from last year’s final in Japan to launch a campaign to feed people left destitute by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

In return, those who buy tickets have a chance to win a host of memorabilia from the tournament donated by the players — a total of 44 prizes . “We talked a bit last year about what pressure was – not having a job, having a family member murdered – and now this pandemic has put millions out of work and left as many struggling every day to put food on the table,” he added.

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