South Africa Wins the Rugby World Cup

Witness: Archive 2013 by BBC

Dec 13, 20138:54Society & Culture

In 1995, post-apartheid South Africa hosted, and won, the Rugby World Cup. It was a hugely unifying moment for the country. Hear from Francois Pienaar, captain of the victorious Springboks team about what it meant to him...

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