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Nelson Mandela united Springboks for underdog 1995 World Cup victory over All Blacks By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz, wires Posted Sun 8 Dec 2013 at 9:09am, updated Sun 8 Dec 2013 at 9:14am Nelson Mandela congratulates Springok captain Francois Pienaar after the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. (Mark Baker: Reuters)
South African president Nelson Mandela, dressed in a No 6 Springbok... News Photo Getty Images
This video contains Nelson Mandela thanking the Springbok rugby team for what they have done for sport and more importantly what they have done for the count.
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Nelson Mandela, alleged political sinner in the 1960s because of his fight against injustice and apartheid, is the saviour of rugby in this country. He is also the reason the national rugby team still wears the Springbok as an emblem and maintains a global identity as the Springboks.
Remembering Nelson Mandela and the Springboks The beautiful story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup
"The 16th Man" Nelson Mandela congratulating team captain, Francois Pienaar, for winning the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Wearing the Springboks' shirt and cap, a symbol of apartheid for many South African blacks, Mandela helped reconcile a broken nation with the unity of sport. Posted Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:00 am By Michael Renouf
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Nelson Mandela watches the final from the stands…, Ross Kinnaird/EMPICS via Getty Images, via history.com On June 24, 1995, the Springbok captain Francois Pienaar was presented with the William Webb Ellis trophy in front of the crowd that had come to watch the final of the Rugby World Cup.Handing him the trophy was the South African president, Nelson Mandela, who had worked tirelessly so.
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9 December 2013 Rugby Union Francois Pienaar: "I couldn't sing the anthem because I knew I would cry" The image of Nelson Mandela handing South Africa captain Francois Pienaar the Rugby World.
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Twenty-four years ago, South Africa beat New Zealand in Johannesburg, in front of President Nelson Mandela, to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It proved to be.
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Francois Pienaar, captain of the 1995 Rugby World Cup winners, recalls how Nelson Mandela used sport to heal a nation @smithinamerica Sun 8 Dec 2013 01.00 EST A mong certain white communities.
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Attired in the Springbok colours and cap, Mandela was beaming as he presented the trophy to Pienaar. That day the Springboks stopped being the property of Afrikaners and became South Africa's pride.
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Nelson Mandela and the Springboks: Rugby played for higher stakes Nelson Mandela poses with South Africa Rugby Union Coach Jake White, left, and captain John Smit after the Springboks won.
Nelson Mandela Tributes Rugby World Remembers Historic 1995 World Cup Final
A tribute from SA Rugby, showing what massive impact former President Nelson Mandela had on the world, South Africa and rugby in particular. We salute you, T.
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The Observer Rugby union Nelson Mandela unites a nation with his choice of jersey John Carlin Sat 6 Jan 2007 20.23 EST 24 June 1995, Ellis Park, Johannesburg To black South Africans, the.
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Nelson Mandela and the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The 1995 final will never be forgotten. Joel Stransky's drop-kick settled the contest in extra time, producing a 15-12 scoreline to be forever etched.
The iconic coming together of Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar as South Africa lift 1995
A smiling Mandela, who was 76, doffed his Springbok cap. I am a South African. I was born into apartheid and grew up in a country which had jailed Mandela for 27 years. And so it felt.
Nelson Mandela and Springboks captain Francois Pienaar. Rugby World Cup Trophy, World Rugby
And in a masterful act of statecraft conducted squarely in the international spotlight, President Nelson Mandela orchestrated a show of unity in one of the world's most bitterly divided.
How Mandela and The Springboks helped unite a nation
Nelson Mandela walked into the stadium wearing the Springbok jersey, which was once a hated symbol of white supremacy. In a fairytale ending, captain Francois Pienaar's men won that game. He.