New zealand and south africa were rivals within rugby and frequently played each other. In 1999 glenn woods biography cop out covered the tour from the perspective of a frontline policeman. The game against waikato was cancelled due to hundreds of antitour protestors who invaded the rugby pitch jul 29, 1981 antitour protest in molesworth street in wellington. The 1981 springbok tour schedule map nzhistory, new zealand. The 1981 tour could arguably have been stopped by the courts. 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. The majority of the support for the tour came from the more the small towns and rural areas where as the anti tour supporters lived in the. Apartheid is the policy of segregation and separate development. A key cause of the 1981 springbok tour protests was the increased opposition to the apartheid regime in south africa, through raised awareness after the soweto riots in 1976. Primary sources in new zealand taken from 56 days, a history of the antitour movement in wellington primary source one my family are very rugby. The 1981 south african rugby tour polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across.
For the first time in history, a public movement was being. Significance and effect antispringbok tour prostest in. The long shadow of the 1981 springbok tour of new zealand and. This was the primary reason why the 1981 springbok tour caused so much. It was introduced by politicians daniel malan and jan smuts. This statistic shows that the tables turned and people in new zealand were no longer so supportive if the tour, there. More than 150,000 people took part in over 200 demonstrations in 28 centres, and 1500 were charged with offences stemming from these protests. The 1981 springbok tour on the international radar.
The pro tour movement wasnt an organised group of individuals looking to publicize their views, they just retalliated to the anti tour protesters disrupting the tour often violently. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Read about the tour here there were many long and short term consequences of the 1981 springbok tour protests, both in new zealand and throughout the world. When we evaluate the significance of the tour we have to look at the effect it had at the time, how many people it affected, and what affects it had on the future. First major demonstration against the sprinbok tour in new zealand. The springbok tour came to an end but was never forgotten among new zealanders, for 56 days there was conflict, and violence which left our nation divided. The 1981 springbok south african rugby tour was among the most divisive events in new zealands history. Apartheid one of the main reasons which lead to the 1981 springbok tour was the apartheid in south africa. These people were strongly against the tour, dividing new zealand into those that were for the tour and those that.
Protests against the south african rugby team touring new zealand divided the country in 1981. A wide range of social, political and economic consequences have come about as a result of the 1981 springbok tour of new zealand. Primary sources from the event new zealand protests. A short term effect was that it caused a divide between the country with immense disturbances to daily life. Springbok tour 1981 home national library of new zealand. The protour movement wasnt an organised group of individuals looking to publicize their views, they just retalliated to the antitour protesters disrupting the tour often violently. They also have a special webpage dedicated to the feature film.
However as opposition to apartheid grew in the decades prior to the 1981 springbok tour, conflict. The 1981 springbok tour details miles lacey 10 september 2011 from 9 th september to 23 rd october, 2011, new zealand will be the host to the 2011 rugby world. How ready new zealanders were to attack each other over ultimately a rugby match shows the rift there was within new zealand society during the course of the 1981. These entries give a summary or timeline of events leading up to the tour. Apart from the incident with the drunk driver, who appeared to take offence at the. Tour diary 1981 springbok tour nzhistory, new zealand history. On 12 september 1981 eden park in auckland was the scene of the much vaunted flourbombtest and the conclusion of the most famous, albeit for the wrong reasons, tour in springbok. New zealanders during the 1981 springbok rugby tour of. The 1981 south african rugby tour known in new zealand as the springbok tour, and in south africa as the rebel tour polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across new zealand. A new poll in may 1981 showed that 43% of people opposed the tour with 41% in favour.
Battle lines are drawn 1981 springbok tour nzhistory, new zealand history online. The grassroots of the 1981 springbok tour semantic scholar. In the 1960s and 70s, many new zealanders had come to believe that playing sport with south. Some consequences of the 1981 springbok tour was that south africa never toured new zealand again till after apartheid in south africa had ended in 1994.
And of course i knew about the 1981 springboks the common name for the. Collected below are classic documentaries on the tour and subsequent mass protests patu. Hopefully the following timeline and links show the extent of the. Consequencesaftermath aftermath springbok tour 1981. Despite all the pretour rhetoric and debate, few anticipated that the country was about to descend into near civil war, a war played out twice a week as the springboks moved from game to game. Further information 1981 springbok tour nzhistory, new. As the 2011 rugby world cup opens up in new zealand we publish an interesting comment by miles lacey on the sharp class divide that was revealed during the 1981 south african. Tuesday 19 july marks the 35th anniversary of the springboks arrival in new zealand for the 1981 rugby tour. It meant the white people got more privileges than blacks and coloured people in south africa. Try revolution some argue that if the 1981 springbok rugby tour of new zealand had been halted from the outset, the impact on the hearts and minds of south africans would not have been as profound. The night the springboks arrived, the police lining the perimeter were in ordinary uniform. The springboks were officially welcomed to new zealand on the pohoorawiri marae in gisborne just as they had been in 1965 on 19 july 1981. An extensive collection of historic video footage of the 1981 tour protests can be viewed as the new zealand film archive in wellington. Many consequences had occurred during the 1981 springbok tour protest.
Springbok tour protesters, 1981 government and sport. The 1981 springbok tour of new zealand was a very significant event to new zealand. A shortterm effect of the 1981 springbok tour on new zealand society was the increasingly evident division in opinions and values between new zealanders from different backgrounds. Influenced and influenced by antispringbok protests in other countries like australia, britain see australians campaign against south african rugby tour in protest of apartheid, 1971 and british. The anti tour movement was equally determined to show its opposition to it. This video is about 1981 springbok tour of new zealand. Causes and consequences of the tour 1981 springbok tour. Consequences antispringbok tour protest in new zealand. The springboks were officially welcomed to new zealand at te pohoorawiri marae in gisborne just as they had been in 1965 on 19 july 1981. Opposition to apartheid grew throughout the 1960s and 1970s which many ralllied against. Robert muldoon was the 31st prime minister of new zealand from 1975 to 1984. Tour diary 1981 springbok tour nzhistory, new zealand. The springboks and new zealands national rugby team, the all blacks, have a long.
The intensity and pervasiveness of the protests against the 1981 springbok tour were indicative of a number of increasingly evident social and political changes that were occurring at the time. Cameron, don, barbed wire boks, 1981, auckland, rugby press ltd. New zealanders protest against springbok rugby tour, 1981. Significance of the event antispringbok tour protest in. Veteran rugby administrator ron dons legacy on the national game is as strong as the stance he took on the 1981 springbok tour, which divided the nation. By the time of the 1981 springbok tour, id been at home with young children for five years. Springboks and eagles was played in secrecy and a day ahead of schedule in order to deter. This was a tour of new zealands provincial heartland to the homes of grassroots rugby but the 1981 springbok tour pitched new zealanders against each. Tour supporters were determined that the first springbok visit to new zealand since 1965 would not be spoiled. Springbok rugby tour 1981 many answers anyquestions. Battle lines are drawn 1981 springbok tour nzhistory.
The 1981 tour was part of a long process that led to this significant change in south africa, and in this respect, it represented new zealands contribution towards a major international development in the closing decades of the 20th century. Maori affairs, launched a revamped program to engage maori. In early 1970s i was a young socialist feminist and took part in several antitour marches. Search words, or keywords, are the most important words in our question. A long term consequence that we could consider as one the most important consequences was that this tour helped bring an. Stopping the 1973 tour 1981 springbok tour nzhistory. For some the tour was a glorious period in new zealands history, but for others it was a very dark and disagreeable time filled with racism and hatred in our nation. There is not one specific entry for the 1981 springbok tour, but there is information about it in several entries such as nga ropu tautohetohe maori protest movements and government and sport.
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