1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa explained

Team:New Zealand
Yearstart:1960
Destination:Australia and South Africa
Matchplayed:31
Matchwon:25
Matchdraw:2
Matchlost:4
Testplayed:5
Testwon:2
Testdraw:1
Testlost:2
Icon1:Union of South Africa
Played1:4
Won1:1
Draw1:1
Lost1:2
Opponent2: Rhodesia[1]
Icon2:Rhodesia
Played2:1
Won2:1
Draw2:0
Lost2:0

The 1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, was a series of rugby union matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in South Africa and Rhodesia.

It was a very controversial tour, because the South African authorities imposed the exclusion of Māori players from the team. This racist policy created much controversy in New Zealand. (See Halt All Racist Tours and History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa.)

Later tours

New Zealand Rugby Union then refused any other tour for the succeeding ten years until Māori and Samoan player participation was accepted in 1970. On that occasion South African authorities, gave them the title of "Honorary Whites", but controversies remained.[2] [3] In 1976, all the African countries boycotted the Olympic Games in protest at the All Blacks' tour of South Africa.

Then, the 1981 Springboks' tour, was contested by a large part of New Zealand public opinion, with riots and demonstrations.

In 1985 public opinion convinced NZRU to cancel another tour in South Africa. Only with the end of apartheid, in 1992 did the controversy end.

Also outside the political troubles, the results of the tour weren't good in any case for All Blacks, that lost the series with only a victory and a draw in the four-match series against the Springboks

Results

In Australia

No test match was played.

Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
New South Walesalign=center width=4027align=center width=400width=140 align=right 14 May 1960Moore Park, SydneyTour match
Queenslandalign=center width=4032align=center width=403width=140 align=right 14 May 1960Moore Park, SydneyTour match
Victoria-South Australiaalign=center width=4030align=center width=406width=140 align=right 17 May 1960Wade Park, OrangeTour match
New South Wales Countryalign=center width=4038align=center width=406width=140 align=right 17 May 1960Wade Park, OrangeTour match
Western Australiaalign=center width=4057align=center width=400width=140 align=right 21 May 1960Leederville Oval, PerthTour match

In Africa

Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Northern Universitiesalign=center width=4045align=center width=406width=140 align=right 28 May 1960Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour match
align=center width=406align=center width=406width=140 align=right 31 May 1960Kings Park, DurbanTour match
Griqualand Westalign=center width=4021align=center width=409width=140 align=right 4 June 1960De Beers Stadium, KimberleyTour match
SW Africaalign=center width=4027align=center width=403width=140 align=right 8 June 1960South West Stadium, WindhoekTour match
Bolandalign=center width=4016align=center width=400width=140 align=right 11 June 1960Boland Stadium, WellingtonTour match
West. Prov. Universitiesalign=center width=4014align=center width=403width=140 align=right 15 June 1960Newlands, Cape TownTour match
Northern Transvaalalign=center width=4027align=center width=403width=140 align=right 18 June 1960Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour match
South Africaalign=center width=400align=center width=4013width=140 align=right 25 June 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest Match
A Rhodesian XValign=center width=4013align=center width=409width=140 align=right 29 June 1960KitweTour match
Rhodesiaalign=center width=4029align=center width=4014width=140 align=right 2 July 1960Slamis Stadium, SalisburyTest Match
Orange Free Statealign=center width=408align=center width=409width=140 align=right 6 July 1960Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour match
Junior Springboksalign=center width=4020align=center width=406width=140 align=right 9 July 1960Kings Park, DurbanTour match
Eastern Provincealign=center width=4016align=center width=403width=140 align=right 13 July 1960Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour match
Western Provincealign=center width=4020align=center width=408width=140 align=right 16 July 1960Newlands, Cape TownTour match
SW Districtalign=center width=4018align=center width=406width=140 align=right 19 July 1960OudtshoornTour match
South Africaalign=center width=4011align=center width=403width=140 align=right 23 July 1960Newlands, Cape TownTest Match
Central Universitiesalign=center width=4021align=center width=4012width=140 align=right 27 July 1960Border RU Ground, East LondonTour match
Eastern Transvaalalign=center width=4011align=center width=406width=140 align=right 30 July 1960PAM Brink, SpringsTour match
SA Combined Servicesalign=center width=403align=center width=408width=140 align=right 3 August 1960Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour match
Transvaalalign=center width=4019align=center width=403width=140 align=right 6 August 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match
Western Transvaalalign=center width=4028align=center width=403width=140 align=right 9 August 1960Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour match
South Africaalign=center width=4011align=center width=4011width=140 align=right 13 August 1960Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest Match
North-Eastern Districtsalign=center width=4015align=center width=406width=140 align=right 17 August 1960Aliwal NorthTour match
Borderalign=center width=4030align=center width=403width=140 align=right 20 August 1960Border RU Ground, East LondonTour match
South Africaalign=center width=403align=center width=408width=140 align=right 27 August 1960Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTest Match
A Transvaal XValign=center width=409align=center width=403width=140 align=right 3 September 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match

Cultural reaction

The Howard Morrison Quartet released "My Old Man's an All-Black", a parody of My Old Man's a Dustman, which noted the absence of Māori players from the touring side:

American satirist Tom Lehrer was touring New Zealand in April 1960 when Prime Minister Walter Nash officially refused to intervene in the New Zealand Rugby Football Union's plans to tour South Africa with only white players. On introducing his own song "Fight Fiercely, Harvard" in the Auckland Town Hall, he said "At this juncture of the evening's symposium, I wish to pay tribute to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union--for not allowing a little thing like human dignity to interfere with the great principles of the game."[4] He would go on to pen original lyrics on the subject, which were published in the Auckland Star:

External links

Notes and References

  1. not officially recognized by NZRU as a test match
  2. Web site: Reid. Neil. Bee Gee: I never felt I was an honorary white. Sunday News. 9 May 2010. 7 October 2016.
  3. News: Brown. Michael. Rugby: Once was hatred. The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 2010. 7 October 2016.
  4. Book: Berry . John . Seeing Stars - A Study of Show Folk in New Zealand . 1964 . Seven Seas . Wellington . 76.

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