Japie Mulder's perfect tackle on Jonah Lomu in the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final

Today it is exactly 20 years since South Africa won the 1995 Rugby World Cup by famously beating New Zealand 15-12 in a tense Ellis Park final. The win saw the newly democratic country overcome a number of odds, including stopping the imposing figure of a young giant named Jonah Lomu. The surviving members from that historic day in 1995 got together in Johannesburg today to relive the wonderful occasion, and share in what was a very special time for South Africa. While the late coach Kitch Christie and star flanker Ruben Kruger were notable absentees, their memory lives on in what the Springb…

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