Third World Rugby Cup was in 1995 were popular Springboys and entered history in the fact that they were independently hosts, which was not the case for the previous two championships. In addition, this championship will be remembered for something else: the fact that this event was inscribed with golden letters in history, because by then the "white sport" became only what it really is, and that is a sport that connects and respects people, regardless of on their differences.
After years of "apartheid", a big man came to the position of president, perhaps the biggest one that Africa gave him, Nelson Mandela. He decided to support the JAR team at the Rugby World Championship and thus encouraged the team that other dark-skinned compatriots decided to come to the stadium and support the national team they had called up white until then and that they were a symbol of minority terror over the majority. In the final against All Blacks from New Zealand in the Row battle that did not see the end, as there were pierced, Mandela came down from the stands to Springboks's locker room and motivated them, who later admitted to himself that this speech gave him incentives and knew they are not going to go away.
In extra time they celebrated a drop-kick shot by the flanker François Pienaar, and All Blacks are still justified by poisoning food the night before.
The winner's cup was handed to his "white" compatriots Nelson Mandela dressed in the green cap of Springboks and the Republic of South Africa. After this championship, rugby in the JAR became the most popular sport, and there was no further prejudice about how it was a sport intended for white men. The third place at this championship came from the French team that beat England 19: 9. Jonah Lomu (7), one of the best rugby players of all time, is at this championship of the most successful player. And the most points were scored by French opener Thierry Lacroix.
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