South African Rugby Team Captain 1995

The south africa national rugby union team commonly known as the springboks colloquially the boks or bokke and amabokoboko is the country s national team governed by the south african rugby union the springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts and their emblem is the native antelope springbok the team has been representing south africa in international rugby union since.

South african rugby team captain 1995.

The springboks won their first rugby world cup on 24 june 1995 beating new zealand 15 12 in a memorable final played at ellis park. Directed by clint eastwood. Players marked c were named as captain for their national squad. Enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 rugby world cup.

South africa won the encounter by three points in their first rugby world cup final which was also the first to require extra time. They united the rainbow nation with south africa s greatest ever sporting achievement. All details such as number of international caps and player age are current as of the opening day of the tournament on 25 may 1995. This article lists the official squads for the 1995 rugby world cup in south africa from 25 may to 24 june 1995.

The 1995 rugby world cup final was the final match of the 1995 rugby world cup played in south africa the match was played at ellis park stadium johannesburg on 24 june 1995 between the host nation south africa and new zealand. Captains are listed in chronological order of their first match as captain. The world cup was the first major sporting event to take place in south africa following the end of apartheid it was also the first world cup in which south africa was allowed to compete. The springboks 15 12 victory over the new zealand in the final of the 1995 rugby world cup at ellis park.

Nelson mandela in his first term as president of south africa initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid torn land. The world cup was also hosted by south africa. The international rugby football. Castens captained south africa on 30 july 1891 in their first ever test against the touring british isles team at crusaders cricket ground in port elizabeth.

He is best known for leading south africa to victory in the 1995 rugby world cup after being dropped from the springbok team in 1996 pienaar went on to a career with. With morgan freeman matt damon tony kgoroge patrick mofokeng. Jacobus francois pienaar born 2 january 1967 is a retired south african rugby union player. The result unleashed a tide of goodwill and nation building.

The 1995 rugby world cup was the third rugby world cup it was hosted and won by south africa and was the first rugby world cup in which every match was held in one country.