The first test - played at Moses mabhida stadium
The All blacks tour 1976
In 1976, the All Blacks accepted a tour to South Africa amidst a time in which the worlds attention was focused on the country because of the Soweto uprising. During the uprising hundreds were killed, and thousands were injured as a result of the police brutality. For the All Blacks to accept a tour to South Africa after these events caused New Zealander's to argue against the tour; it was intolerable to many of them, however the tour gained international condemnation.
The tour was a complete failure as the All Blacks lost 2 of the 3 tests. In general, there was rising tensions at home due to the tour being a representation of New Zealand's status towards the South African government; a generalisation that the nation supported the regime.. However the majority of the New Zealand public disagreed with the tour as they knew that it showed New Zealand's status towards the regime, promoting the nation in the wrong light.
Overall New Zealand's reputation had been tarnished, for the country to even have contact with South Africa seemed in the eyes of the international community that they were willing to accept the fact that the country was an apartheid ruled one, but to let alone have sporting contact, a tour of South Africa outraged the international community. In result, Black African nations boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympics in protest, firmly putting sports and politics together.
The tour was a complete failure as the All Blacks lost 2 of the 3 tests. In general, there was rising tensions at home due to the tour being a representation of New Zealand's status towards the South African government; a generalisation that the nation supported the regime.. However the majority of the New Zealand public disagreed with the tour as they knew that it showed New Zealand's status towards the regime, promoting the nation in the wrong light.
Overall New Zealand's reputation had been tarnished, for the country to even have contact with South Africa seemed in the eyes of the international community that they were willing to accept the fact that the country was an apartheid ruled one, but to let alone have sporting contact, a tour of South Africa outraged the international community. In result, Black African nations boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympics in protest, firmly putting sports and politics together.