JOHANNESBURG – The South African sporting community will Saturday bid farewell to former Springbok wing Chester Williams.During Williams’s successful Springbok career, he played 27 tests and scored 14 tries.The rugby hero who died of a heart attack last week will be honoured with a special provincial funeral at Newlands Rugby Stadium on Saturday.
Current scenes at Newlands Stadium ahead of former Springbok Chester Williams’ funeral service. It will take place at 12pm. Williams died a week ago. He was 49YO.SF #ChesterWilliams pic.twitter.com/QsLzPygAOx — EWN Reporter September 14, 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed that the national flag fly at half-mast in the province Saturday.
Earlier this week, at a special memorial service at the University of the Western Cape, he was described as one of the country's sporting heroes who paved the way for many people of colour in rugby.
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