Today is exactly 25 years since the Springbok won the Rugby World Cup for the first time, when they beat the All Blacks by 15-12 in a nail-biting final that went into extra time and was only decided by a sublime drop goal by Joel Stransky.
With time up on the clock after a hard-fought 80 minutes, the scores were tied at 9-9. That changed to 12-12 and with six minutes left in extra time, Stransky slotted what has become one of the most famous drop goals ever by the Springboks.
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SA Rugby has assumed management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings, having taken back a 74% shareholding in the organisation.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and fellow Rugby World Cup winners Damian Willemse and Herschel Jantjies caused much excitement as they delivered food parcels and a message of hope to a group of Peakview High School learners in Athlone, Cape Town on Thursday.
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