What emerged was the Rainbow Nation and it would host the third Rugby World Cup in 1995. The Springboks qualified automatically as hosts and were joined in the main draw by 1991 quarter-finalists ...

— -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa-- Green marbles are the focus of the three children's eyes as they flick them along the incline of a rugby pitch in the heart of the Masiphumelele Township which lies ...

SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) — Black and white, they sat together on the edge of the dusty township street where Nelson Mandela once lived and watched their Springboks win the Rugby World Cup ...

Kolisi — who was also honoured for his 100th Test cap on the November tour — received the award for his “exceptional ...

Three decades since some 'Madiba Magic' inspired South Africa to their seminal win over New Zealand in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, a Springboks legend has predicted the side are on course for an ...

Francois Pienaar, South Africa’s victorious Rugby World Cup captain in 1995, had until recently never spoken to Siya Kolisi, the man who lifted the trophy for the Springboks Saturday. As Pienaar ...

American audiences were introduced to the South African rugby team in “Invictus,” Clint Eastwood’s portrayal of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Springboks, as the team is known in South Africa, recently ...

TOKYO (AP) — It was the week after Siya Kolisi’s fourth birthday when Nelson Mandela presented Springboks captain Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in a defining moment for rugby, and for South ...