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The 1981 Springbok rugby tour - 1981 Springbok tour ...

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A country divided For 56 days in July, August and September 1981, New Zealanders were divided against each other in the largest civil disturbance seen since the 1951 waterfront dispute. More than 150,000 people took part in over 200 demonstrations in 28 centres, and 1500 were charged with offences stemming from these protests.

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1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand marks a significant event in Zealand society. The rivalry that existed between the nations of South Africa and Zealand is one of the longest and most enduring. In the past, rugby players from both nations

Do you remember the 1981 Springbok Tour? Overland ...

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Dec 16, 2013 · If the historical footage is any indication, the protesters who demonstrated in the streets, clashed with police and attempted to disrupt the games during the 1981 Springbok rugby union tour of New Zealand didn’t chant Nelson Mandela’s name. They chanted Steven Biko’s and Amandla Ngawethu.

Protest Action - 1981 Springbok Tour

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22nd July - The Springbok played their first game against Poverty Bay in Gisborne. A protest march took an unexpected turn and they marched over the golf course towards the rugby field. Inside the stadium a roar of noise began to grow.

Stop The Tour: The story of the documentary BT Sport

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Although South Africa had been made a sporting pariah in the 1970s, New Zealand Rugby proposed a highly contentious Springbok tour in 1981. Prime minister Robert Muldoon’s refusal to stop the tour led to unprecedented civil disorder, leaving the nation teetering on the brink of civil war.

Film: Ron Don - 1981 Springbok tour NZHistory, New ...

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Jul 04, 2006 · Ron Don, chairman of the Auckland Rugby Football Union in 1981 A tour supporter looks back 'I'm Ron Don, and in 1981 I was chairman of the Auckland Rugby Union, and I was on the council of the New Zealand Rugby Union. Needless to say, I was very pro-tour. I don't regret anything that was said or done in 1981.

Springbok Tour 1981 - Wellington City Libraries

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Yet 25 years later, the 1981 Springbok tour became one of the most divisive events in New Zealand history. Its impact went far beyond the rugby ground as communities and families divided and tensions spilled out onto the streets and into the living rooms of the nation. What were the events that made this tour so significant?

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