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Former south african president nelson mandela hands over the webb ellis cup to springbok skipper françois pienaar in 1995 after his side won the rugby world cup and inspired a.
Clint eastwood's invictus tells the story of how nobel peace prize winner nelson mandela used rugby as a way to bring his nation together as the. They wanted to dismantle any institutions that reminded them of apartheid and white dominance. A former top south african police commander involved with all blacks security at the 1995 rugby world cup says the team was deliberately poisoned before the final against the springboks. World rugby hall of fame inductee no.
