Updated: Friday, 06 Dec 2013 08:45 | Comments Mandela presenting South Africa captain Francois Pienaar with the World Cup in 1995 Nelson Mandela, who created one of rugby union's iconic images at the 1995 World Cup, has been hailed for his ability to use sport to unite and inspire. Mandela's death aged 95 at his home on Thursday sparked a wave of emotional tributes from sportsmen from South Africa and across the world. Mandela unforgettably presented South Africa's rugby union captain Francois Pienaar with the World Cup in 1995 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. It was the first major sporting event to be staged in South Africa after the 1994 democratic elections. The image of Mandela, dressed in a Springbok rugby shirt and cap, handing