1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a rugby union tour by the South Africa national rugby union team to the Northern Hemisphere.

There were a number of anti-apartheid protests throughout the tour.[1]

The controversial tour happened during the apartheid era in South Africa, and came shortly after the D'Oliveira affair. There were protests at many of the matches, by anti-apartheid campaigners, calling themselves 'Stop the Seventy Tour', organised by Peter Hain. Future British prime minister Gordon Brown was the group's Edinburgh organiser.[2]

Matches

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Oxford University	3	6	5 November 1969	Twickenham, London	Tour match
Midland Counties East	11	9	8 November 1969	Welford Road, Leicester	Tour match
Newport	6	11	12 November 1969	Rodney Parade, Newport	Tour match
Swansea	12	0	15 November 1969	St Helens, Swansea	Tour match
Gwent	8	14	19 November 1969	Ebbw Vale	Tour match
London Counties	22	6	22 November 1969	Twickenham, London	Tour match
North West Counties	12	9	26 November 1969	White City Stadium, Manchester	Tour match
Ulster	0	0	29 November 1969	Ravenhill, Belfast	Tour match
New Brighton/North of Ireland	22	6	30 November 1969	New Brighton	Tour match
The North	37	3	2 December 1969	Aberdeen	Tour match
Scotland	3	6	6 December 1969	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Test match
Aberavon/Neath	27	0	10 December 1969	Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon	Tour match
Cardiff	17	3	13 December 1969	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Tour match
Combined Services	14	6	16 December 1969	Aldershot Military Stadium, Aldershot	Tour match
England	8	11	20 December 1969	Twickenham, London	Test match
South West Counties	9	6	23 December 1969	Exeter	Tour match
Western Counties	3	3	27 December 1969	Bristol	Tour match
North East Counties	24	11	3 January 1970	Gosforth	Tour match
Midland Counties West	21	6	6 January 1970	Coventry	Tour match
Ireland	8	8	10 January 1970	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test match
Munster	25	9	14 January 1970	Limerick	Tour match
South of Scotland	3	3	17 January 1970	Galashiels	Tour match
Llanelli	10	9	20 January 1970	Stradey Park, Llanelli	Tour match
Wales	6	6	24 January 1970	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Test match
Southern Counties	13	0	28 January 1970	Gloucester	Tour match
Barbarians	21	12	31 January 1970	Twickenham, London	Final Challenge

References

John Inverdale (20 September 2006). "Remembering bitter Springboks tour that paved a way for change". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
Carolyn Hitt (19 November 2002). "Rebel with a cause Hain recalls his days on the rugby protest frontline". Western Mail. The Free Library. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

Grand Slam tours
Australia	1927–28 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1975–76 1981–82 1984 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905-06 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 2005 2008 2010
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1998 2004 2010

Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

Rugby union tours of Ireland
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008
European teams	1980 1988-89 2002
Asia and Oceanian team	1985 1988 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006
North American teams	2004 2008
Others	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 (NZ Maori)

Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005
Australia	1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013
New South Wales	1927-28
New Zealand	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008
Romania	1981 2002
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002
Samoa	1995 2000 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004
United States	2000
Canada	2008

Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001
Australia	1908–09 1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Maori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Romania	1979 2002
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Western Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
Tonga	1997 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000

1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

Matches

References

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