The tough disciplinarian, who went to school at Leith Academy in Edinburgh, earned widespread respect among coaches and players for his rugby knowledge. Rugby's becoming more and more prominent where you see people like Bryan Habana, the Beast [Tendai Mtawarira] playing for the Sharks and, in my time, Chester Williams, who had a great World Cup. Van der Westhuizen, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011, played 89 Tests for the Springboks between 1993 and 2003. 1995 Rugby World Cup: Unifying a divided nation, The Springboks celebrate their World Cup victory. "It used to be just the elite and probably more just the white South African community, but it's now played across the whole of South Africa. South Africa won the encounter by three points in their first Rugby World Cup Final, which was also the first to require extra time. "I think it was, because they'd been accepted back into rugby in 1992, it was a chance for them to show how far they'd come in that short period of time, and obviously with Mandela at the helm as President it was a chance to show the world that South Africa had changed for the better. Rugby was traditionally an Afrikaner sport, associated with apartheid, thus black South Africans hated rugby. It was once a symbol of division, the separation between white and black South Africa, but in the hands of one amazing man it became a symbol of hope, unity and peace. Cape Town was always beautiful but now it's just grown and has just become a truly international city.". Watch The 16th Man in Australia on ESPN on June 24 at 7am (EST) and 11pm (EST), and on ESPN2 at 5pm (EST). "It [rugby] did, it brought that country together, for sure," Gregan said. And the All Blacks too have mourned the loss of a true titan of the game who lined up at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, that day. You can unsubscribe at any time. And you sensed that just in the few moments before the kick-off, that that was the kind of man he was. "That mantra that Bob Dwyer sort of said, that you had to strike with certainty and do this and this to get the job done; and that's how we felt going into that South African game, and it just didn't play out that way. Shocking the world, the Springboks took down the current giants of rugby and with the growing support of indigenous Africans and the continued support of Mandela; the Springboks swept through the pool rounds, easily put away Western Samoa in the quarter-finals and then downed France in a rain-delayed semi-final. "The usual end to such a Springboks huddle is for the players to squeeze each other and shout 'Bokke'," said Pienaar.
Before a match against England at Twickenham in 1995, Christie, who had been fighting cancer since 1979, joined the team huddle and stood between Pienaar and James Dalton. Our. So there was a confidence that if we beat them in that first game it would make an easier way through to the play-offs so to speak; so we had a quiet confidence in the group.".
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"The team as a whole got so much inspiration from him for doing that. South Africa embraced its identity of a rainbow nation. He was sacked as coach after supporting his players in demands for changes to be made to the game in South Africa. Mandela used the team and Rugby World Cup to unite the nation. 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Mandela quickly realizes that this tournament could be … The Rugby World Cup of 1995 rebranded South Africa. Five key men from the iconic South Africa team have now died at young ages, Get the latest Welsh rugby news sent straight to your inbox. The Springboks used every avenue available to dispel traditional ideas that rugby in the country was a segregated sport. Australia hadn't played in South Africa since their winning tour in 1992 and this would be Gregan's first match against the African nation. Playing in his first World Cup match, Gregan was to experience something totally different from any Test he'd played before. Arriving in Cape Town, Gregan along with his team-mates were given their first taste of the new South Africa, and while they witnessed how far the nation had come in the few years since the end of Apartheid, they also had a chance to see just how far the country still had to go. "I think they were always going to put a lot of pressure on me, that's pretty usual, you always put a lot of pressure on the half-back; you know, you had them pouring through the line-out trying to make it really difficult and just create a lot of pressure and that was definitely the case. After retiring in 2001 he coached the South African sevens team - known as the Blitzboks - and took in spells with the Ugandan and Tunisian national teams. Former South Africa captain Jean de Villiers remembers Van der Westhuizen's tackle on New Zealand great Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup final as an "iconic moment in the game". But it wasn't only rugby that saw post-Apartheid South Africa come together. Full of excitement if racked with nerves, a 22-year-old George Gregan was about to step onto the biggest stage in world rugby in just his second year for the Wallabies. That's how it always is in Test matches that I'd played up to that stage. The 1995 World Cup is a year away and is set to be hosted by South Africa. His coaching record is still unsurpassed, with 14 games played and 14 games won, he is the only Springboks coach to sport an unbeaten record. Is South Africa the Rainbow Nation 20 years after Rugby World Cup glory? I think going to townships and going to places that weren't traditional strongholds or areas for rugby, just to give them a sample shows that growing unity. But what probably was the biggest surprise from that match, was just how much they love the Springboks; when they punched out that national anthem, just the noise behind and the support for their team; they really do love that Springbok team.". When South Africa was chosen to host the 1995 World Cup, the Springboks, South Africa's rugby team, had the duty to transform their identity in order to fit in with the new order in South Africa. Williams was the only black player in the Springboks squad as they claimed the world title in 1995.
But the welcome was very, very warm and it was inspiring too. In a memorable match against England in the 1995 semi-final, he bulldozed several players and ran straight over the top of full-back Mike Catt on his way to a try. Small carved his name into Springboks folklore at Ellis Park 24 years ago for his heroic defence against rampaging New Zealand wing Lomu. He captained the Springboks for four years, including at the 1999 World Cup, before his retirement in 2003. "James and I squeezed the coach and discovered later we'd fractured two of his ribs. It really has come a long way from the 20 years since I first went there. He had most recently been working for the University of the Western Cape as head rugby coach.
Rugby; once a white man's game became the unifier of a once broken, but now proud nation; and it was Rugby World Cup 1995 that helped pave the way for Nelson Mandela to bring together the 'Rainbow Nation'. His style of play would be perfectly suited to the game these days with his ability to link successfully with his forwards and backs a trademark. So we'd beaten everyone who was leading the world up to that stage, so there was a quiet confidence that we could beat anyone. It was a real eye opener. The first step would be to defeat current world champions, the Wallabies.
Lomu, who won 63 caps for the All Blacks, had suffered from health problems since his retirement from the international game in 2002 due to a rare kidney disease. I think I was 22 at that stage; it was only my second full year in the Wallabies jersey so I had no idea in that sense because I'd never been to a World Cup before. His playing days came to an end in 2000 when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Undefeated in 1994 and early 1995, the Wallabies went into the RWC as clear favourites and were ready to take on the world once again. "It was interesting, the coloured people when we first made it to Cape Town were right behind the Wallaby team, saying 'we're going for you, we want you to beat the Springboks'; which was quite surprising.
"There was a quiet confidence [in the team] because a lot of the players had won the World Cup back in 1991, and we'd had an undefeated season in '94, there were players who played against South Africa in South Africa in '92 and then in Australia in 1993. He never said a word.". The tough as teak wing died in July of this year of a heart attack, aged just 50. "That drive from Cape Town to where we were staying not far from Newlands was an experience. "I was feeling excited but, you know, nervous too," Gregan told ESPN. They united the 'Rainbow Nation' with South Africa's greatest ever sporting achievement. The winger, who burst on to the international scene at the 1995 World Cup, had a stint with Cardiff Blues, for whom he played 10 matches for from 2005-06. "They had naartjie fruit, sort of like mandarins, it was like if you were standing on the sideline or waiting for a penalty kick they'd just throw them at you, but it wasn't too bad.
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