United in Victory

Nelson Mandela, the South African president, presents the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup to Francois Pienaar, the South African captain. This moment seemed to symbolize the sense of reconciliation that most of the country experienced following the nation’s first fully democratic elections the previous year.

David Rogers/Allsport

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