{"id":26096,"date":"2013-12-06T16:39:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/12\/former-1995-world-cup-springbok-captain-francois-pienaar\/"},"modified":"2013-12-06T16:39:45","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:39:45","slug":"former-1995-world-cup-springbok-captain-francois-pienaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/former-1995-world-cup-springbok-captain-francois-pienaar\/","title":{"rendered":"Former 1995 World Cup Springbok captain Francois Pienaar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar, who led South Africa to their Rugby World Cup triumph in 1995, has released the following statement on the passing of former President Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNelson Mandela was the most extraordinary and incredible human being, not only because he united his country when such a task seemed impossible but also because, through 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