The William Webb Ellis Cup has been awarded to South Africa twice, once in 1995 when they defeated New Zealand in the finals 15-12, and in 2007 when they defeated England in the finals 15-6.
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South Africa have qualified three times in 1998, 2002, 2010. South Africa won the hosting selection for 2010 world cup with 14 votes to 10 and so automatically qualified for the 2010 tournament.
South Africa has been in the World Cup semi-finals three times; 1995, 1999 and 2007! Considering South Africa has only been playing in the World Cup since 1995, its pretty good they've been in 3 semi-finals and won the final twice to date!
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South Africa's diamond industry is undergoing turbulent times.
Unfortunately not, India has a GDP per capita rate of US$837(2012), but South Africa has a GDP per capita rate of US$3,825(2012) according to the world bank and IMF. South Africa also has world class infrastructure and it's government spends more on healthcare and education.