the role of the 1995 Cup win in post-apartheid South Africa. Carlin sold the film rights to Morgan Freeman. The 2009 film Invictus, based on the book, was directed by Clint Eastwood, and starred Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Pienaar. Awards and honours In 1995 he was voted Rugby Personality of the Year by Britain's Rugby Union Writers' Club, as well as Newsmaker of the Year in South Africa. In 2004 he was voted 50th in the Top 100 Great South Africans. In 2005 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. On 24 October 2011, he was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame. See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 584 Bibliography Pienaar, François, and Edward Griffiths (1999). Rainbow Warrior. London: CollinsWillow. Carlin, John (2008). Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation. New York: Penguin Press. Notes and references Notes References External links 1967 births Living people People from Vereeniging Afrikaner people South African rugby union players South African rugby union coaches South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Golden Lions players Saracens F.C. players Barbarian F.C. players World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees South Africa national rugby union team captains Rugby union players from Gauteng