South African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.

The South African Springbok rugby tour in the United Kingdom (UK) was disrupted by an anti-Apartheid demonstration. The team was made up entirely of Afrikaners. Once the tour was announced, the strongest opposition came from the political Left. The front-page article of the New Statesman read “Apartheid is not a game,” declaring that the tour should not go on. The political Right advocated for the continuation of the tour. An article written in The Spectator called attention to the fact that Great Britain competes with many other oppressive nations and no protests ensue.