1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

none March 2014 March 2014 April 2013 The 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a rugby union tour by the South Africa national rugby union team to the Northern Hemisphere. There were a number of anti-apartheid protests throughout the tour.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/2346183/Remembering-bitter-Springboks-tour-that-paved-a-way-for-change.html Remembering bitter Springboks tour that paved a way for change John Inverdale 20 September 2006 The Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 27 April 2013 The controversial tour happened during the apartheid era in South Africa, and came shortly after the D'Oliveira affair. There were protests at many of the matches, by anti-apartheid campaigners, calling themselves 'Stop the Seventy Tour', organised by Peter Hain. Future British prime minister Gordon Brown was the group's Edinburgh organiser.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rebel+with+a+cause+Hain+recalls+his+days+on+the+rugby+protest...-a094440166 Rebel with a cause Hain recalls his days on the rugby protest frontline. Carolyn Hitt 19 November 2002 Western Mail The Free Library 23 April 2016 Matches Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first. Opposing Team F A Date Venue Oxford University36 5 November 1969 Twickenham, London Midland Counties East119 8 November 1969 Welford Road, Leicester Newport61112 November 1969 Rodney Parade, Newport Swansea12015 November 1969 St Helens, Swansea Gwent814 19 November 1969 Ebbw Vale London Counties226 22 November 1969 Twickenham, London North West Counties129 26 November 1969 White City Stadium, Manchester Ulster00 29 November 1969 Ravenhill, Belfast New Brighton/North of Ireland226 30 November 1969 New Brighton The North373 2 December 1969 Aberdeen Scotland36 6 December 1969 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Aberavon/Neath270 10 December 1969 Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon Cardiff173 13 December 1969 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Combined Services146 16 December 1969 Aldershot Military Stadium, Aldershot England811 20 December 1969 Twickenham, London South West Counties96 23 December 1969 Exeter Western Counties33 27 December 1969 Bristol North East Counties2411 3 January 1970 Gosforth Midland Counties West216 6 January 1970 Coventry Ireland88 10 January 1970 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Munster259 14 January 1970 Limerick South of Scotland33 17 January 1970 Galashiels Llanelli109 20 January 1970 Stradey Park, Llanelli Wales66 24 January 1970 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Southern Counties130 28 January 1970 Gloucester Barbarians2112 31 January 1970 Twickenham, London References External links International results at ESPN Sports campaigns carried out by the Anti Apartheid Movement Tour Links Further reading Geoff Brown and Christian Hogsbjerg, Apartheid is Not a Game: Remembering the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign (Redwords, 2020) Peter Hain, Don't Play with Apartheid: The Background to the Stop the Seventy Tour Campaign (1971) expanded collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed Category:1969 rugby union tours Category:1970 rugby union tours 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 Category:1969–70 in European rugby union Category:1969–70 in English rugby union Category:1969–70 in Welsh rugby union Category:1969–70 in Scottish rugby union Category:1969–70 in Irish rugby union Category:1969 in South African rugby union Category:1970 in South African rugby union Category:Rugby union and apartheid Category:Sports scandals in England Category:Sports scandals in Scotland Category:Sports scandals in Ireland Category:Sports scandals in Wales Category:Ireland–South Africa sports relations Category:South Africa–United Kingdom sports relations