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South Africa's players were getting ready for the Rugby World Cup 1995 final when there was a knock on their changing room door. As the door swung open, in walked the country's president, Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok jersey with captain Francois Pienaar's number six on the back. "It was just insane seeing Mr Mandela walking into.
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Mandela: A Beacon of Reconciliation through Rugby. In 1995, Nelson Mandela, after enduring 27 years of imprisonment and being elected as the nation's first Black president, envisioned rugby as a unifying force for a nation fragmented by racial strife. This vision materialized during the final match between South Africa and New Zealand at.
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Breaking with the past File photo of Nelson Mandela They wanted to dismantle any institutions that reminded them of Apartheid and white dominance. The Springboks were one such symbol. Prior to.
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The image of Nelson Mandela handing South Africa captain Francois Pienaar the Rugby World Cup after the Springboks' 15-12 victory over New Zealand in 1995 is an iconic image of sport and politics.
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Nelson Mandela, a former prisoner who had been reviled as a "terrorist" by the government for decades, earned the respect of his country as its president, some argue, because of his rallying the people of South Africa into a bid for the 1995 rugby World Cup.
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Nelson. Nelson." Sean Fitzpatrick, the New Zealand captain, led him down the line of All Blacks. When he reached Jonah Lomu, Mandela stopped. He looked up at the 6ft 5in Lomu, who packed 18.
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Jan Hamman—AP Photo South African rugby captain Francios Pienaar, right, receives the Rugby World Cup from South African President Nelson Mandela, who wears a South African rugby shirt, after.
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Nelson Mandela would have turned 100 years old this month. During his extraordinary life, South Africa's first democratically elected black president had to.
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How Nelson Mandela Used Rugby as a Symbol of South African Unity How Nelson Mandela Used Rugby as a Symbol of South African Unity In a nation bitterly divided by apartheid, Mandela used the.
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Nelson Mandela, who harnassed rugby as a vehicle for social change in 1995 to unite a nation, has been posthumously inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at a special ceremony during Rugby World Cup 2015.
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Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, was wearing the colours of the Springboks and 65,000 white rugby supporters were joyously shouting his name. GALLERY: World mourns death of.
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On February 11, 1990, after 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was released. The end was nigh for apartheid, and it was clear that the ANC would form the next government, but those in power were committed to avoiding civil war. Mandela reiterated his dedication to a peaceful transition and went around the world to gain international support.
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29 Dec 2023. For South Africa, their victory over New Zealand and the way Mandela brilliantly used the World Cup to unify a nation gave his people hope and that, ultimately, is what always drives humanity. There have been many great moments in rugby's global tournament, from Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute drop-goal, to Kolisi captaining the.