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South African Rugby Team Captain, 1993 - 1996: Francois Pienaar

South African Rugby Team Captain, 1993 - 1996: Francois Pienaar

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Are hope and optimism is still alive for the 'Rainbow Nation'?

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Francois Pienaar was captain of the South African rugby team when
it won the World Cup in 1995. Before the game Nelson Mandela
walked into the stadium in Johannesburg wearing the Springbok
rugby jersey, which was once seen as a symbol of white minority
rule. It came to be viewed as a defining moment for the emerging
‘Rainbow Nation’. Francois Pienaar went on to develop a
friendship with Nelson Mandela. George Alagiah asks him whether
the hope and optimism generated that day is still alive today.

(Photo: Springbok captain Francois Pienaar (R) receives the Rugby
World Cup from President Nelson Mandela at Ellis Park,
Johannesburg, June 1995. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)