Weeks after winning the Rugby World Cup trophy, burglars broke into Rugby Union’s headquarters in Cape Town.
However, the trophy is safe as it was not stolen.
South Africa won the Rugby World Cup on October 28 after beating New Zealand in Paris, becoming the first nation to win the tournament four times.
According to a spokesman for the Rugby Union, the burglary took place in the early hours of Tuesday with CCTV footage showing two men entering a room where various team trophies are stored and touching one of them.
“They leave it behind and instead steal whisky, five signed Springbok jerseys and eight laptops, along with items from other offices,” the spokesman said.
In another footage shared on X by a South African journalist, Yusuf Abramjee, one of the burglars is seen putting his gloved hand on a memorial trophy, lifting it slightly, before moving to the cupboards beneath it.
The police say the break-in happened at around 22:00 local time and Western Cape police were told of concerns that the trophy had been stolen.
“The police recorded two cases of business burglary after two incidents at the Tygerberg Office Park in Plattekloof,” the journalist said.
Local media reports that two well-dressed men entered the business park in a white Toyota Corolla. They then forced open a window on the ground floor to gain entry to the building and began searching for items.