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South African Sport, Hollywood-style



I just watched Clint Eastwood's new film on South Africa's victory in the 1995 rugby World Cup, one year after the country's first democratic elections. Invictus (the title comes from an inspirational Victorian poem) stars Matt Damon as François Pienaar, captain of the Springboks, and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.

Read the full article at Football Is Coming Home.

Football Is Coming Home @ Dec 12, 2009 12:25 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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