What Tom Holland has said about 1995 Rugby World Cup Final
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 24, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on 1995 Rugby World Cup Final once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland argues that if the Springboks had failed to sing the ANC anthem, it would have badly damaged the idea of one team, one country.
“the spectacle of the Springboks failing to sing the ANC anthem, what is now the South African anthem, I think that would have dealt a really devastating blow”
The Rest Is History: 682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6) (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 51:06
Episodes
682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace South Africa's anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the fall of apartheid, and Nelson Mandela's use of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
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- Dominic Sandbrook · 2 quotes
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