The centenary of the Springbok/All Blacks rivalry carries deep and significant political baggage that can't be wished away on the field. | kaymorizm Sport24news
Police with batons drawn and wearing riot helmets confront anti-apartheid protesters outside the rugby ground where the touring South African Springbok team was playing its third match Saturday. The crowd of about 3,000 demonstrators moved to a nearby park and dispersed, and police reported no incidents or arrests. The Springboks defeated Manawatu 31-19.A rivalry like that of the Springboks and the All Blacks that stretches for 100 years is bound to have more political baggage than most.
With South Africa's love of rugby being firmly cast on apartheid-constructed racial lines that exist to this day, it can only be imagined how things were when the Springboks toured New Zealand a century ago. That New Zealand Rugby was unable to select its Maori players and those from the Pacific Islands when playing South Africa from 1921 until 1970 spoke volumes of the acquiescing done by that country's rugby authorities.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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