▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁would ▁see ▁new ▁South ▁African ▁administr ators ▁begin ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁international ▁fac et ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁rugby . ▁During ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁national ▁side ▁would ▁again ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁years ▁against ▁several ▁combined ▁African ▁representative ▁teams ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁would ▁see ▁things ▁look ▁more ▁prom ising ▁for ▁the ▁Afr icans ▁with ▁their ▁qual ification ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁more ▁regular ity ▁in ▁international ▁fi xt ures . ▁Their ▁first ▁World ▁Cup ▁would ▁see ▁the ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁seed ed ▁into ▁the ▁t ough est ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁containing ▁Australia , ▁England ▁and ▁F iji . ▁The ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁would ▁find ▁their ▁three ▁group ▁matches ▁extremely ▁difficult ▁and ▁would ▁fail ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁match ▁during ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁Cup ▁The ▁following ▁years ▁saw ▁the ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁play ▁on ▁an ▁incons istent ▁basis ▁against ▁several ▁tour ing ▁sides ▁most ▁not ably ▁including ▁the ▁tour ing ▁French ▁and ▁Russian ▁sides . ▁Cont in ued ▁progress ▁would ▁see ▁them ▁again ▁qual ify ▁for ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁tournament ▁they ▁were ▁hope ful ▁of ▁gain ing ▁their ▁first ▁Cup ▁win ▁after ▁being ▁drawn ▁into ▁an ▁easier ▁yet ▁still ▁compet itive ▁group ▁with ▁France , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁T ong a . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁tournament ▁they ▁would ▁play ▁Wales ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time