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Very occasionally, sport truly matters. In 1995, South African rugby gave us a moment of grace.

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • الموضوع:
      SOUTH Africa
    • الموضوع:
      MANDELA, Nelson, 1918-2013
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      The article looks at the relationship between sports and larger social forces as of 2013, focusing on rugby in South Africa. The author recounts his visit to the country as a teenager in 1992 on a school sports tour, describing how rugby appeared to be a bastion of white privilege. He discusses the symbolic meaning of South African political leader Nelson Mandela's embrace of the South African Springboks national rugby team in 1995.