The 16th Man | movie | 2010 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Rugby Union has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the  | dG1fNDl6dlZSaHJ5bGM

Transcript

00:00 (dramatic music)

00:02 - Rugby was regarded by black people in South Africa

00:12 as representing the worst of apartheid.

00:15 In 1995, we'd just come through an extraordinary election.

00:20 Unlike many other black leaders in Africa,

00:23 Mandela as our president had decided

00:26 that whites played an important role in the country.

00:30 He wanted to unite black people and white people

00:32 so that we became one nation.

00:34 And he chose the game of rugby to do this through.

00:40 (dramatic music)

00:44 (upbeat music)