December 6, 2013 at 10:35 a.m.
The moment Mandela united a nation
It is the moment that united a nation and one of the most iconic images in sporting history.
This is the moment Nelson Mandela, who passed away yesterday at the age of 95, presented South Africa rugby captain Francois Pienaar with the 1995 Webb Ellis Cup inside Ellis Park.
Mandela did so clad in full Springbok colours, which had been for so long a symbol of the white apartheid regime.
The new president was determined to use rugby as a way of promoting racial reconciliation.
With the World Cup won on home soil and as the crowd chanted his name, Mandela said: “Francois, thank you for what you have done for our country.”
Pienaar replied: “No, Mr President. Thank you for what you have done.”
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