Vote: Was 1995, 2007 or 2019 SA’s ultimate Rugby World Cup win?
The Springboks have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup on three occasions – but which victory was the sweetest?
South Africa and the Webb Ellis Cup have over the years had fairytale moments.
From Francois Pienaar lifting the trophy for our rainbow nation in 1995 – with Nelson Mandela standing proudly alongside him, to Siya Kolisi – the first black Springboks captain – holding it up high in 2019, the Webb Ellis Cup represents triumph both on and off the field for South Africans.
As our nation goes for gold once more, in a bid to become the first country to win the auspicious tournament four times, we task you with one final vote: Which win has been more remarkable?
Will you back the victory over England at the Stade de France in Paris in 2007 – thank you, Percy Montgomery and Francois Steyn.
Or will you vote for our most recent Rugby World Cup final win against England at the International Stadium Yokohama in Japan in 2019, when tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe and conversions and penalties by Handré Pollard (he added 22 points to the scoreboard) ensured victory?
And who can forget the memorable 1995 final at Emirates Airline Park (then Ellis Park) in Johannesburg? Joel Stransky kicked all 15 points, including an iconic drop goal, to secure the nation’s first Rugby World Cup, after South Africa was readmitted to international rugby.
South Africa – the only country to win every Rugby World Cup final it has contested – missed the first two tournaments because of a sports boycott against the apartheid government.
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