Nick SaidAug 30, 2026 – 4.27pmCape Town | After a tense battle at the weekend, South Africa’s Springboks got the better of New Zealand’s All Blacks in the second match of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series – but not before a pair of passenger jets startled fans with an unusually low pass over the match venue in Cape Town.Two custom-painted Embraer planes operated by regional airline Airlink – one black for New Zealand and the other sporting South Africa’s green – thundered over the city’s DHL Stadium amid fireworks and smoke bombs, minutes before kick-off.ReutersSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles