1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa

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.

1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa
Summary
P W D L
Total
31 25 02 04
Test match
05 02 01 02
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
4 1 1 2
Rhodesia[1]
1 1 0 0

It was a very controversial tour, because the South African authorities imposed the exclusion of Maori players from the team. This racist policy created much controversy in New Zealand. (see Halt All Racist Tours)

Later tours

New Zealand Rugby Union then refused any other tour for the succeeding ten years until Maori 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 TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
New South Wales27014 May 1960Moore Park, SydneyTour match
Queensland32314 May 1960Moore Park, SydneyTour match
Victoria-South Australia30617 May 1960Wade Park, OrangeTour match
New South Wales Country38617 May 1960Wade Park, OrangeTour match
Western Australia57021 May 1960Leederville Oval, PerthTour match

In Africa

Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Northern Universities45628 May 1960Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour match
Natal6631 May 1960Kings Park, DurbanTour match
Griqualand West2194 June 1960De Beers Stadium, KimberleyTour match
SW Africa2738 June 1960South West Stadium, WindhoekTour match
Boland16011 June 1960Boland Stadium, WellingtonTour match
West. Prov. Universities14315 June 1960Newlands, Cape TownTour match
Northern Transvaal27318 June 1960Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour match
South Africa01325 June 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest Match
A Rhodesian XV13929 June 1960KitweTour match
Rhodesia29142 July 1960Slamis Stadium, SalisburyTest Match
Orange Free State896 July 1960Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour match
Junior Springboks2069 July 1960Kings Park, DurbanTour match
Eastern Province16313 July 1960Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour match
Western Province20816 July 1960Newlands, Cape TownTour match
SW District18619 July 1960OudtshoornTour match
South Africa11323 July 1960Newlands, Cape TownTest Match
Central Universities211227 July 1960Border RU Ground, East LondonTour match
Eastern Transvaal11630 July 1960PAM Brink, SpringsTour match
SA Combined Services383 August 1960Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour match
Transvaal1936 August 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match
Western Transvaal2839 August 1960Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour match
South Africa111113 August 1960Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest Match
North-Eastern Districts15617 August 1960Aliwal NorthTour match
Border30320 August 1960Border RU Ground, East LondonTour match
South Africa3827 August 1960Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTest Match
A Transvaal XV933 September 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match

Notes
  1. not officially recognized by NZRU as a test match
  2. Reid, Neil (9 May 2010). "Bee Gee: I never felt I was an honorary white". Sunday News. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. Brown, Michael (18 April 2010). "Rugby: Once was hatred". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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