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How Did Rugby & Nelson Mandela Unite South Africa? - How It All Played Out

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How Did Rugby & Nelson Mandela Unite South Africa? - How It All Played Out

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May 26, 202555:51

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Travel back in time to South Africa 1995 and join Mark Pougatch & Paul Hayward as they take a look at the Rugby World Cup. It was a watershed moment for the sport, marking South Africa's return to the international stage after the dismantling of apartheid. But how did President Nelson Mandela, who had been imprisoned for 27 years, and rugby, unite South Africa ? And what significance did it have in changing the lands

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