Francois Pienaar: "I couldn't sing the anthem because I knew I would cry" The image of Nelson Mandela handing South Africa captain Francois Pienaar the Rugby World Cup after the Springboks' 15-12 ...

Francois Pienaar had just ... and India when he was told the news of Mandela’s death. “I never imagined that I would be so emotional,” said Pienaar, speaking from Cape Town to where he ...

South African president Nelson Mandela congratulates Springbok captain Francois Pienaar after South Africa beat the All Blacks by 15-12 to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. (Getty Images file photo ...

(CNN)-- Francois Pienaar was the "big blonde son of apartheid ... But on June 12, 1994, Nelson Mandela summoned Pienaar to his office to ask him to play a more dramatic role.

Nelson Mandela wore a Springboks jersey with No 6 on the back (Pienaar’s number) to present the trophy to Francois Pienaar (afp/gettyimages) Mandela, the Black freedom fighter turned president ...

One of former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar’s abiding memories when he lifted the 1995 Rugby World Cup trophy was Nelson Mandela’s smile, he has said. Talking to journalists at the former ...

Francois Pienaar led the sports tributes to Nelson Mandela at the memorial service to South Africa's former president at Ellis Park, the ground at which Madiba presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the ...

It's hard not to love former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar. We take a look at his fascinating life after rugby.

Former South Africa captain Francois Pienaar considers himself "the luckiest ... The images of Pienaar being presented with the trophy by Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg became synonymous with ...

Francois Pienaar, even 25 years on ... but that he received the golden trophy from President Nelson Mandela. "I am probably the luckiest sports person ever because of the unique relationship (with ...

Francois Pienaar, even 25 years on ... but that he received the golden trophy from President Nelson Mandela. "I am probably the luckiest sports person ever because of the unique relationship ...

President Nelson Mandela (L) hands the Rugby World Cup trophy to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar after the 1995 final in Johannesburg P Pulse News Agency International by AFP Follow The ...