To prepare for his role as Francois Pienaar, Matt Damon took intensive coaching at the Gardens Rugby Club under Chester Williams, who himself was a player in the South African rugby team of 1995.

为了扮演好队长皮尔纳，马特·达蒙特地来到加登氏橄榄球俱乐部接受切斯特·威廉姆斯的高强度训练。1995年，威廉姆斯曾是南非橄榄球联赛里的一名运动员。

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Saracens are now part-owned by a South African consortium led by businessman Johann Rupert, whose daughter Caroline is on a board of directors including ex-Springboks Francois Pienaar and Morne du Plessis.

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South Africa also won the World Cup on home soil in 1995, when the then president Nelson Mandela wore the number six shirt of captain Francois Pienaar, and White said he hoped this victory would play a similar part in uniting his country.

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Ruan Pienaar and Francois Steyn targeted the rookie Osprey, peppering him with kicks in behind.

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