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Events on Saturday 24 June 1995 2
19951995 World Cup Final heartbreakAll Blacks fall to hosts South Africa in an extra-time finalNew Zealand lost the 1995 Rugby World Cup final to host nation South Africa 15-12 after extra time at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, on 24 June 1995, a match immortalised by Nelson Mandela presenting the trophy in a Springbok jersey. Lomu was closely marked throughout and held tryless, and speculation later arose that a stomach illness affecting the New Zealand squad before the match may have been an early sign of the kidney disorder that would later be diagnosed in him.
1995South Africa wins Rugby World CupSpringboks triumph as Mandela dons the number six jerseySouth Africa's Springboks defeated New Zealand in the final of the Rugby World Cup, hosted in the country a year after the end of apartheid. President Nelson Mandela presented the trophy wearing a Springbok jersey, an image widely seen as a symbol of national reconciliation. The tournament is credited with helping unite a divided country.