How Nelson Mandela Used Rugby as a Symbol of South African Unity

On June 24, 1995, at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa won the Rugby World Cup 15-12 against its big rival New Zealand. The match is an extremely symbolic moment in South African history. It was the country’s first major sporting event since the end of its apartheid, segregationist regime in 1991. And in a masterful act of political art carried out under international spotlight, President Nelson Mandela orchestrated a show of unity in one of the most bitterly divided countries in the world. , using the slogan “One team, one country”.

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