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Nelson Mandela congratulates South Africa's rugby team captain François Pienaar after his team's victory over New Zealand in the final of the Rugby World Cup … And that was me, I couldn't sing the anthem because I knew I would cry - I was just so proud to be a South African that day.This is 18 years down the line and I still get emotional when I think of it but [at the time] you can't be emotional because if you don't focus you would lose, and we've trained so hard to win. We had to explain that he didn't get the call! When I saw the images of people in the street, dancing, laughing, hugging one another, crying, like we've seen at Mr Mandela's passing, I realised it was special but I didn't realise how big it was. Some of these people were killed after he came out of prison. "The president invited me to visit him in his office at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. "We had such intimate conversations. South Africa's Handre Pollard scores a penalty. That's why I went to university and started debating what the great man was all about. We laughed. You have no idea of his aura, the genuineness, the sense of humour.

The last couple of days has been a rollercoaster ride watching what is happening all over the world and what people are saying about him.It makes you feel so blessed that you've had an opportunity to share intimate time with one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen.The story about the rugby has been well told but what hasn't been told is what happened after rugby.
And that's the trouble. ""When my son Jean was born he said he wanted to be his godfather, 'if we didn't mind', and he gave him a Xhosa name: Mkhokheli, which means leader. I am truly the luckiest sportsman alive by a long way; to be so privileged at that time to be the captain, to share the platform with him, to be influenced by him and to get to know him so well," Pienaar said.Pienaar was dropped from the Springbok side in 1996 and when he announced he would be leaving to join Saracens in London, Mandela summoned him to lunch and left him with a final request. We're putting kids through school, kids that don't have money but are bright, in the best schools in South Africa and some of them abroad.We've been talking quite a bit about it. Francois Pienaar, even 25 years on, conveys a sense of disbelief and awe when he talks of that crisp Highveld winter's day that the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup for the first time. He wanted to know a lot about me. An England fan waves a flag before the match. He took her hand and said "would you feel offended if I come to your wedding Nerine? The image of Nelson Mandela handing South Africa captain Francois Pienaar the Rugby World Cup after the Springboks' 15-12 victory over New Zealand in 1995 is … They get it - they're 15 and 14 and I thought they wouldn't get it. When he walked into the dressing room wearing a Springbok on his heart, it was just 'wow'. You have one opportunity to make the right calls, make sure the team is relaxed. "We had such intimate conversations. ""I was so nervous before I went into his office and when I left I sat in my car and just felt I had been in the presence of a very wise and caring man and I felt safe. Former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar has opened up about the moment between himself and late President Nelson Mandela after the 1995 World Cup final. You have no idea of his aura, the genuineness, the sense of humour. Jacobus Francois Pienaar, appelé plus simplement Francois Pienaar (souvent écrit François Pienaar dans les médias francophones), né le 2 janvier 1967 à Vereeniging, est un joueur sud-africain de rugby à XV, évoluant au poste de troisième ligne aile (1,90 m pour 108 kg). "On his return to South Africa, Pienaar obliged by establishing the Make a Difference Leadership Foundation (MAD) in Mandela's name with the aim of developing academically talented scholars with leadership potential into future leaders for South Africa.He runs his own sports eventing company, Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM), which is responsible for, among other properties, the hugely successful Varsity Cup student rugby competition and the Cape Town Marathon.Pienaar says the life lesson he learnt from the late president Mandela is that "good leadership is based on good values".South Africa won the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, defeating England 32-12, in Yokohama, Japan, on Nov. 2. A fan watches the match. I tried to switch to English, which was not a great thing for me to do, and he kept steering back to Afrikaans, so we had an hour's chat which was very special. South Africa's Mbongeni Mbonambi receives medical attention. Twenty-five years on from the historic Rugby World Cup 1995 final, Francois Pienaar, Bryan Habana and Siya Kolisi reflect on the inspirational effect of South Africa's RWC victories on their generations. "On his return to South Africa, Pienaar obliged by establishing the Make a Difference Leadership Foundation (MAD) in Mandela's name with the aim of developing academically talented scholars with leadership potential into future leaders for South Africa.He runs his own sports eventing company, Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM), which is responsible for, among other properties, the hugely successful Varsity Cup student rugby competition and the Cape Town Marathon.Pienaar says the life lesson he learnt from the late president Mandela is that "good leadership is based on good values".President Nelson Mandela (L) presents the Rugby World Cup trophy to captain Francois Pienaar after South Africa defeated New Zealand in the final in Johannesburg (AFP Photo/Jean-Pierre MULLER)Make better choices. And Madiba didn't miss a beat, saying of course and adding that his Xhosa name would be Gorha, the brave one. When Mr Mandela asked to be the godfather of Jean was a long time ago - eight years ago - but they still remember it and they are very blessed kids.Watch the full Hardtalk interview on the BBC iPlayer Nelson! On this day in 1995: Mandela, Williams and Pienaar help unite South Africa. And Madiba didn't miss a beat, saying of course and adding that his Xhosa name would be Gorha, the brave one. Mandela famously used the tournament to reach out to South Africa’s whites through their cherished sport. On every occasion, I get pulled by one or the other saying, "Dad, have you seen this, have you heard about that?"

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