Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Chester Williams - South Africa's black rugby hero
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October 24, 2019
14 minutes
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In 1995, South Africa won an emotional victory as hosts of the Rugby World Cup shortly after the fall of Apartheid. Winger Chester Williams was the only black player in the team and became a personal friend of President Nelson Mandela. Williams’ death in September 2019 was widely mourned in South Africa and beyond. His friend and fellow rugby player Jerome Paarwater tells his story to Rebecca Kesby.
PHOTO: Chester Williams in action (Getty Images)