| Rod Macqueen | |
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| Rod Macqueen coached Australia to their second Rugby World Cup success in 1999. | |
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Year: 2012
| Kitch Christie | |
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| Kitch Christie was South Africa coach when they won Rugby World Cup 1995 on home soil. | |
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| Francois Pienaar | |
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| The image of Francois Pienaar receiving the Webb Ellis Cup from Nelson Mandela is one of the most iconic in Rugby World Cup history. | |
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| Bob Dwyer | |
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| Bob Dwyer coached Australia to Rugby World Cup success in 1991. | |
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| Nick Farr-Jones | |
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| Nick Farr-Jones was Australia’s captain for their first Rugby World Cup triumph in 1991. | |
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| Brian Lochore | |
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| Sir Brian Lochore was coach of New Zealand for their first Rugby World Cup triumph in 1987. | |
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| David Kirk | |
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| David Kirk was the first captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup after New Zealand’s success on home soil in 1987. | |
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| John Kendall-Carpenter | |
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| Former England captain John Kendall-Carpenter was the third RWC 1987 Director, responsible for delivering the tournament on time and budget. | |
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| Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie | |
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| Sir Nicholas Shehadie spent months on the road convincing the reluctant northern hemisphere Unions of the value of a Rugby World Cup. | |
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| Dr Ian Roger Vanderfield | |
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| A former referee, Dr Vanderfield was chair of the historic meeting in Paris where the decision to hold a Rugby World Cup was made in 1985. | |
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