A spine-tingling response from South Africa great François Pienaar has been dubbed as 'the greatest line in Rugby World Cup history'.
The iconic moment occurred after South Africa won the final in 1995, defeating the All Blacks 15-12. It was a hugely significant time for the nation, as apartheid had ended one year before.
Nelson Mandela was on hand to present Pienaar with the ultimate prize in rugby and the pair shook hands in an iconic moment.
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Pienaar's post-match interview also captured the hearts of rugby fans and has done the rounds again this week on social media, picking up a quarter of a million views in 15 hours.
A journalist asked the Bok captain, "François, we had 65,000 South Africans here today, tremendous support."
Pienaar's response was dubbed "the line that united a rugby nation".
"We didn't have 60,000 South Africans, we had 43 million South Africans," he said.
His line was met with an epic outburst of applause from the crowd
The moment was also captured in a movie adaptation which was made to honour this incredible story, Invictus. Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman played the roles of Pienaar and Mandela respectively. Clint Eastwood directed the film, which made $120 million at box office.
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