On this day in 1995, South Africa beat the All Blacks to win their first Rugby World Cup , a result that reshaped sport and ...

The photograph of Nelson Mandela handing the trophy to white Springbok captain Francois Pienaar is perhaps the most iconic rugby image of ... off best edging the All Blacks 22-18, the winners ...

The All Blacks and the Springboks enjoy a rivalry that needs no introduction. With six Rugby World Cup crowns ... Images of Pienaar alongside then-president Nelson Mandela still adorn walls ...

"Rugby is in the ... family connection to the All Blacks does not end there. Their father Braeden Whitelock played for the Junior All Blacks, with grandfather Nelson Dalzell featuring for the ...

Three-time Rugby World Cup winners South Africa and New Zealand both have the opportunity to claim their fourth title on Saturday at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb just outside Paris.

Playing a high-octane brand of attacking rugby combined with immense physicality, the All Blacks scored early tries through Aaron Smith and Shannon Frizell before late scores from Will Jordan and ...