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Sporting Witness: South Africa Win The Rugby World Cup

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South Africa Win The Rugby World Cup

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BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, South Africa Win The Rugby World Cup

How sporting victory in 1995 helped unite South Africa after apartheid.

In 1995, post-apartheid South Africa hosted, and won, the Rugby World Cup. It was a hugely unifying moment for the country. Hear from Francois Pienaar, captain of the victorious Springboks team about what it meant to him, and to the nation.

Image: Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Rugby World Cup trophy at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, 24 June 1995 (Credit: Philip Littleton/AFP/Getty Images)

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