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The 1971 Springbok tour was a controversial six-week rugby union tour by the South African national team to Australia. Anti-apartheid protests came to being all around the country. The tour is perhaps most infamous for a state of emergency being declared in Queensland. In total, around 700 people were arrested whilst the Springboks were on tour. First international South Africa 4 - 0 British and Irish Lions (30 July 1891) Largest win Uruguay 5 - 134 South Africa (11 June 2005) Worst defeat England 53 - 3 South Africa (23 November 2002) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1995) Best result Champions, 1995 Springboks redirects here. ...
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A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government, may work to alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors, or may order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. ...
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The tour started with protesters waiting for the Springboks on their arrival at the airport. The first games were then played in Adelaide and Perth, which were disrupted by mainly youth-led protesters. The third match was set to take place in Melbourne. A 5,000 strong crowd - made up mostly of university students gathered in the streets of Melbourne to march on Olympic Park in protest of the all-white Springbok side. Police had set up a wall of units around the stadium, around 650 policemen many armed with truncheons and some on horseback. The protests in Victoria were labeled "a rebellion against constituted authority" by the Victorian Premier. Around ten protesters made it onto the pitch, with an additional 140 arrested. In Sydney, several people attempted to saw down the goal posts at the Sydney Cricket Ground prior to the match. In addition, a gigantic anti-apartheid effigy was hung from the Sydney Harbour Bridge but subsequently cut down. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...
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Companies had refused to fly the Springboks around the country, so six small planes had to do the job. Amid fears of violence, Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen declared a month-long state of emergency ahead of the Springboks coming. It was the first time a state of emergency had been issued over a football match in a western country. The game was instead played at the Exhibition Ground, being moved from its original venue at Ballymore Stadium, as it was deemed easier to erect barricades at the Exhibition Ground. A two-metre chain wire fence was erected to separate players and spectators. Protesters also attended public receptions and were present to see off the Springboks at the airport in a similar fashion as they had awaited their arrival. Sir Johannes Joh Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG (13 January 1911 – 23 April 2005), New Zealand-born Australian politician, was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of the state of Queensland. ...
Ballymore Stadium is the name of a Rugby Union stadium which is also the home of Queensland Rugby. ...
Influence Whilst protesters did not stop the Springbok tour, with all games going ahead, the protests have been viewed as highly successful. It is remembered as one of Australia's most significant examples of (mainly) non-violent action and ultimately helped to educate people more about the apartheid regime. The Springboks would not tour Australia for some 20 years, until the apartheid system was brought down.
Subsequently it is to some degree responsible for a proposed cricket tour of Australia by South Africa cancelled and Don Bradman saying that such tours would not happen until South Africa changed its apartheid policies. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam declared a sports boycott of South Africa making Australia one of the first Western nations to do so. Sir Donald George Bradman (August 27, 1908 - February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and one of Australias greatest popular heroes. ...
Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ...
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Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ...
Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Brisbane Exhibition Ground is a sporting stadium in Brisbane, Australia which is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA). ...
Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
August 7 is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Stade de la Mosson is a multi-use stadium in Montpellier, France. ...
Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ...
See also The 1981 Springbok Tour (still known by many in New Zealand as The Tour) was a controversial tour of New Zealand by the South African Springbok rugby team. ...
Sources - Mild in the streets
- Springbok Tour Protests Remembered
- Focus on Springbok tour on eve of anniversary
- Sport at the Exhibition Grounds
- Springboks 1971
- TV Programs worth watching Sun November 13 Sat November 19
- Go Home Springboks
External links - Breaking the rules: the campaign in Australia against apartheid
- History Of The Game includes match image.
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