Rugby World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar receives an honorary doctorate from UJ, recognising his role in uniting South Africa and inspiring a nation.

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 ...

Legendary Springboks captain Francois Pienaar's achievements with the South African national team were recognised when he was ...

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 ...

There was a special moment this week as a legendary former Springbok received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of ...

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 ...