As South Africans waited for their Rugby World Cup-winning team to bring the trophy home this week, many were pondering a question that goes beyond sport: how do you harness hope? “There are so many bigger things that we have to fix [in the country],’’ said the newly crowned World Rugby coach of the year. South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi ) holds up the Web Ellis trophy as the team parades through the streets of Johannesburg on Thursday. First black captainSiya Kolisi, the national team’s first black captain, told the youth of the country on Tuesday that the victory showed “anything can be overcome” if South Africans work together and get opportunities. But is it realistic to think that winning the Rugby World Cup can positively influence a society as fractured as South Africa’s?

Source: The Irish Times November 08, 2019 14:58 UTC