Hannes Strydom, a 1995 Rugby World Cup winner with South Africa, dies at 58 in a car crash
1 year, 1 month ago

Hannes Strydom, a 1995 Rugby World Cup winner with South Africa, dies at 58 in a car crash

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Hannes Strydom, a player on South Africa’s revered 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning team, has died in a car crash, the South African Rugby Union said Monday. In 1995, South Africa was playing in its first Rugby World Cup after a sports ban because of apartheid when it won on home soil. “To lose yet another member of the iconic Bok squad from 1995 is a heavy blow to the rugby fraternity here in South Africa,” South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander said. The Springboks won a record fourth Rugby World Cup title last month to become the tournament’s most successful team.

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South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Chester Williams dies
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South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Chester Williams dies

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Chester Williams, the only black player on South Africa’s famed 1995 Rugby World Cup winning team, died on Friday of a heart attack. “A symbol of the rainbow nation, Chester’s name will forever epitomize a remarkable and transformational Rugby World Cup 1995. We’ve lost a great, engaging man far too soon.” Williams’ death came two …

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