Nelson Mandela would certainly be looking down and smiling at a hugely significant moment for not only South Africa but world sport.
“I honestly can’t explain how I was feeling,seeing the joy in my teammates’ faces was the best thing for me,"Kolisi said."We have so many problems in our country. A team like this - we come from different backgrounds,different races - and we came together with one goal. I really hope we have done that for South Africa,to show that we can pull together if we want to achieve something."
At 5.13pm local time,Jones strolled onto International Stadium Yokohama and kicked a stray soccer ball back to his players with a big grin on his face.
Less than three hours later,his calm and positive energy had turned to utter devastation as Jerome Garces blew full-time in front of a packed stadium of mostly vociferous England supporters.