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.
All pictures from Gallo Images and Grant Leversha.
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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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