How Does Nelson Mandela Use Rugby?

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During the movie “Invictus”, we get to see how Nelson Mandela used Rugby as a catalyst for unity within South Africa and the fight against apartheid. .“Invictus—the title comes from the poem that inspired Mandela during his 27 years in jail for fighting apartheid” (Getz). After becoming South Africa’s president, following the fall of an apartheid government, Nelson faces an economically and racially divided country. In which he tries to use Rugby as a way to unite the divided country. One important scene was when the ANC wanted to ban the springbok emblem, colors and their name. Mandela rushed to where the vote was held and he asked them to trust him and to not ban the team because it was what the white people had cherished and by banning the