, the left winger in South Africa's side that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, died on Friday aged 49, a relative told AFP.
The Springboks team was reserved for whites in the apartheid era until 1981 when the first black player, fly-half Errol Tobias, was selected. He made his Springboks debut in 1993 against Argentina and scored 14 tries in 27 Test appearances over seven years."The news of Chester's passing is devastating and hard to believe, as he was still young and seemingly in good health," said SA Rugby president Mark Alexander.
"He was not only well known in the rugby fraternity, but was a much-loved South African whose influence stretched wider than just the rugby world.
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