"Goosebumps": Hoërskool Ermelo Students Chant for Springboks Ahead of All Blacks Clash

• Hoërskool Ermelo held a roaring school assembly to send a message of support to the Springboks before they clashed with the All Blacks
• A video featured uniformed students waving green, red, and white flags in a packed auditorium
• The video quickly caught the attention of South Africans online who were moved by the students' passion for the Boks

Students at Hoërskool Ermelo brought the noise on 3 September 2026, rallying behind the Springboks ahead of a crunch match against the All Blacks. The school shared a video of the spirited send-off on Facebook, and it quickly captured the hearts of rugby-loving South Africans.

Filmed in a selfie style from inside the school auditorium, the clip opened on rows of students in uniform, sitting quietly with green, red, and white flags and banners in hand. Within seconds, the atmosphere shifted into something electric. Students who were crouched as though they were in a scrum and they lifted their heads in unison before chanting.

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A Hoërskool Ermelo learner presented his schoolmates, making it clear that the message they were sending was for the Springboks ahead of a critical match weekend. The pupils responded with thunderous chants of "Skram!", a rallying cry urging the team to go all out. The video struck a chord far beyond the school gates. South Africans who watched it said it was exactly the kind of energy the Springboks needed going into the game. Several commenters called on other schools across the country to do the same. Watch the Hoërskool Ermelo students rally behind the Springboks in the video below:

Mzansi applauds Hoërskool Ermelo Springbok Send-Off

South Africans in the comments could not get enough of the students' passion:

Jacques Cilliers said:

"Imagine if FNB Stadium could do this with every scrum, it would be goosebumps."

Lynette Willie Pretorius wrote:

"Challenge all the schools to follow your example."

Johan Spies commented:

"Well done, Erries, just as you can."

David Craig added:

"Eish, it must be tough not to be a South African. If I ever come back, I want to be right here."

Other Briefly News stories about rugby and high schools

• The New Zealand All Blacks arrived to use the training facilities at St Stithians College in Johannesburg ahead of their Test match at Ellis Park.
• Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe visited his old high school, Brackenfell High in Cape Town, alongside several of his national teammates.
• A viral TikTok video featuring South African high school boys performing a powerful war cry left international viewers completely mesmerised.

Source: Briefly News