Northwood School's 'Green Lights, Bokke Nights' War Cry for Springboks Goes Viral

• Students at Northwood School in Durban North filmed a massive war cry in support of the Springboks ahead of a historic match
• The Boks faced the All Blacks in Baltimore, USA, in the final test of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series
• The video captured hundreds of students in school blazers singing together in the stands, and South Africans loved the energy

Hundreds of students at Northwood School in Durban North united in the stands to send the Springboks off with a war cry before one of the biggest rugby nights of the year.

The all-boys public high school, established in 1949 and located on Adelaide Tambo Drive in KwaZulu-Natal, posted the video on 13 September 2026. It showed a packed crowd of students in matching school blazers and ties, some waving South African flags, belting out a chant:

"Follow the lights, follow the lights, follow the lights, green lights!"

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The school captioned the reel:

"Green Lights, Gold Lights, Bokke Nights, all of the Knights! All the best to @bokrugby on their historic match in Baltimore vs the All Blacks this evening — The Knights are supporting all the way!"

Boks deliver on the night

The Springboks gave those students every reason to celebrate. South Africa beat New Zealand 43–28 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, sealing a 3–1 series victory in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry. The Boks trailed 14–17 at half-time before a second-half surge saw tries from Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cameron Hanekom put the game away.

Watch the Northwood School war cry that got South Africa talking here.

Mzansi reacts to the Knights' Spirit

South Africans flooded the comments on @nwoodschool Instagram post with pride:

@isoleleuniverse1 wrote:

"🔥🔥🔥 South Africaaaaaaa..."

@molleloa17 said:

"South Africa you beauty 🇿🇦❤️"

@eugeniapereira____ cheered:

"Go Boks 🔥🔥🔥"

@elgarr____ kept it simple:

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"Vibes 🔥👏"

@d.alvessan said:

"Put together and mingled. That's what the world wants to see."

@kymhill54 rounded it off with:

"Go boys go."

More on SA Springboks pride

• Briefly News recently reported on a Springbok supporter whose unmistakably local touch on his car in the USA left fellow fans in stitches.
• A Springbok star was overcome with emotion during a deeply personal rendition of the national anthem in Baltimore.
• South African fans abroad refused to let the party end after the Boks' historic win, breaking into song long after closing time.

Source: Briefly News