The 16th Man

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7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Friday 4 July

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Documentary about the 1995 Rugby World Cup that took place in South Africa. With the policies of apartheid overthrown the year before, South Africa began making history when it picked its first ever white player to not only play as a Springbok in the World Cup but to captain the team. After the Springboks beat the seemingly unbeatable New Zealand All Blacks in the final, President Nelson Mandela took to the pitch in an historical moment to shake the hand of Francois Pienaar and forever unite the nation