1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour

Context

The tour happened during the apartheid era in South Africa, and shortly after the D'Oliveira affair therefore the tour was controversial. 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 Minsiter Gordon Brown was the group's Edinburgh organiser. [1]

Matches

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Oxford University 3 6 09/11/1969 Twickenham, London Tour Match
Swansea 0 12 15/11/1969 St Helens, Swansea Tour Match
Scotland 3 6 06/12/1969 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Test Match
Cardiff 3 17 13/12/1969 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Tour Match
England 8 11 20/12/1969 Twickenham, London Test Match
Ireland 8 8 10/01/1970 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Test Match
Wales 6 6 24/01/1970 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Test Match
Barbarians 21 12 31/01/1970 Twickenham, London Final Challenge

References

  1. ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rebel+with+a+cause+Hain+recalls+his+days+on+the+rugby+protest...-a094440166
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