Nelson Mandela and John Smit Signed South Africa Rugby Ball. This rare item has been signed by Nelson Mandela and the 2007 South Africa RWC Winning captain John Smit. 100% authentic and signed in person by both. It comes with two Coa's, one is ours and the second one confirming the authenticity of Nelson Mandela's signature from leading Nelson Mandela specialist Cecil Greenfield.

The ball is shown without a case but can sold with a glass display case, if required at no additional cost.

2007 RWC Bibliography

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was played in France between 7 September and 20 October 2007. Each of the 20 competing nations was required to confirm their 30-man squad by 14 August. United States player Thretton Palamo, aged 18 when the teams were named and 8 days past his 19th birthday when he made his only appearance in the competition, was the youngest to ever take part at a World Cup final stage. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from England. The competition consisted of 48 matches over 44 days; 42 matches were played in ten cities throughout France, as well as four in Cardiff, Wales, and two in Edinburgh, Scotland. The eight quarter-finalists from 2003 were granted automatic qualification, while 12 other nations gained entry through the regional qualifying competitions that began in 2004 – of them, Portugal was the only World Cup debutant. The top three nations from each pool at the end of the pool stage qualified automatically for the 2011 World Cup. The competition opened with a match between hosts France and Argentina on 7 September at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. The stadium was also the venue of the final, played between England and South Africa on 20 October, which South Africa won 15–6 to win their second World Cup title.

A great addition to any collector of South African Rugby Signed memorabilia, a signed rugby ball autographed by Nelson Mandela and John Smit from the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

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Dimensions.Full Size Ball