Legend Francois Pienaar hoping for repeat of 1995

On June 24, a group of middle-aged men met at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. They swapped stories, posed for photos and then watched a film together.

They were the stars, and they knew how the film would end. Because these 24 men were the heroes of South Africa’s 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning team, and the film they were watching was the replay of the final against New Zealand.

Francois Pienaar, the captain, had never seen it. To his surprise, barely any of his former team-mates had either.