A year later, in 1995, a smiling Nelson Mandela watched the national team win its first Rugby World Cup and used that moment to build on his dream of a "rainbow nation". But the 1995 team had just ...

Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against ... During the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Mandela encouraged black South Africans to root for the South African team, the Springboks.

Here are five key points from his Nelson Mandela lecture ... referring to France's World Cup win days before. "Not all of those folks looked like Gauls to me, but they are French - they are ...

Former Springboks captain John Smit revealed that he got a special call from ex-South Africa President and icon Nelson Mandela ... that included a Rugby World Cup title. The hooker’s reign ...

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader. A man who went from being a prisoner to a President and became an inspiration to people all over the world! Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa.

Rugby legend Francois Pienaar, the former Springbok captain, is celebrating his 58th birthday today, 2 January.