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Why Did The 1981 Springboks Tour Significant To Apartheid In South Africa?
The 1981 Springboks Tour was significant to Apartheid in South Africa (Political) as it was one of the main events that ended apartheid in South Africa. After the 1981 tour, the All Blacks were planned to tour South Africa in 1985, but the New Zealand protesters re mobilised against the New Zealand government and the tour was cancelled. An unauthorised All blacks team did tour in 1986, under the name The New Zealand Cavaliers. The tour was given the name, the rebel tour. New Zealand, thereafter, made a decision not to authorise a rugby team to South Africa until the end of apartheid in South Africa. This then put a lot of pressure on South Africa, as no rugby teams were touring South Africa. During the 1981 tour, the protesters in Hamilton …show more content…
There was extensive segregation of the races in South Africa. Daniel Malan, the leader of the National party, made the policy, when he became leader, of apartheid. The aim was to divide the races in South Africa. Apartheid in afrikaan is apartness. This policy had a significant impact on New Zealand rugby, as there was a large proportion of Maori players in the team. Maori players in the All Blacks were not allow to tour South Africa until 1970. Before 1970, there were lots of petitions and protests against the New Zealand government, for not allowing Maori players to tour South Africa. In 1966, Keith Holyoake was the first Prime Minister to insist that Maori be included in future All Blacks teams to South Africa. This was a significant event because the leader of New Zealand was speaking for the Maori public. In 1968, the United Nations called for a sporting boycott against the South African government. Rugby and cricket were the two main sports played by white South Africans, so New Zealand was going to get involved, as we are the best team in one (Rugby) and have a good team for the other (Cricket). We were obviously more likely to get involved with the sport of rugby. A decade before the 1981 tour, former Prime Minister Norman Kirk predicted that a tour by South Africa, in New Zealand, will result in the ‘greatest eruption of violence this country has ever
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