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nation went on to face a lot of aborigine vs western battles, while South Africa battled apartheid

Plot Summary- Nelson Mandela’s release for prison on February 11, 1990 and his pavement towards a democratically elected President of South Africa marked a significant change in the country. Changing away from apartheid (system of racial segregation) was difficult for many in South Africa including the majority of Afrikaners (Dutchmen) and other whites in the country. Yet Mandela attempts to unite South Africa by placing all of his support behind the Springboks, the national rugby team. South Africa is hosting the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and the Springboks were considered the team of white South Africa. But Mandela strives to make it a team of all

Foreign nations that had any ties to South Africa economically threatened to stop trading with them in hopes that it would influence them to revise their laws concerning race. Another way the world tried to shame South Africa into changing its laws was by forcefully excluding white players from sporting events. For example, they were not allowed to participate in the 1964 or 1968 Olympics. Keeping white South Africans out of events and separated from the rest of the world was pretty effective in making them see the issues in their country, because the whites felt as though they had to change in order to be respected by the rest of the world again. As a final attempt to cause South Africa to change, corporations started to disinvest from companies within the country (take money back that was previously invested in a company). This led to South Africa losing a percentage of its GDP, and in just a four year span, its external debt rose by fifty percent. With other nations refusing to trade with them or invest in their companies, South Africa would not be able to keep up economically with the rest of the world. The disadvantage of not having any foreign investment or trade would definitely influence a country to change the way they run things. This affected white and black South Africans. The whites believed that is the world was shunning them then they must be doing something morally wrong, while blacks were

The England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to send its players to a World Cup match in Zimbabwe in 2003, regardless of political concerns due to the dictatorship of President Mugabe and the possible propaganda impact the match might have Fearing a severe financial penalty in the forms of lost

Winmar’s gesture not only demonstrated his pride in his colour but also began the process towards eradicating racism in the AFL (Ralph, 2011). Another example of sporting racism in Australia is the 1995 racial clash between Damian

The Springboks were seen as the whites’ team. The blacks hated and rooted against the Springboks, who had fourteen white players and just one black player (30 for 30). They would cheer when the opponents would beat or hurt the Springboks, because in their eyes they saw the people oppressing them being beat. However, Nelson Mandela decided to embrace the Springbok team and use them as an opportunity to bring the nation together. Mandela put on the Springbok hat at a rally in Soweto, endorsed the Springboks, and asked the black South Africans to support them too (Lodge 212). The blacks met the speech with boos, skepticism, and anger. Black South Africans hated rugby, and the Springbok logo was one directly associated with apartheid oppression (Carlin 192). Nelson Mandela was a very calculated political leader, and he understood that the black South Africans would be reluctant of accepting the Springboks. However, he also understood the impact of sports and that an entire nation rooting for their national team would bring the country together. South Africa was a very fragile nation at the time, and if things at the World Cup went wrong, it could have backfired. Mandela’s plan relied on both the whites and blacks

The documentary the 16th man tells the story of the South African rugby team winning the 1995 World Cup during a time when racial equality was a major issue. The whites were in power in the country of South Africa and judging others based simply by their skin color. According to the video blacks outnumbered whites 6 to 1, but still did not have the right to vote as the whites had complete control. Both sides were at odds with each other fueled by anger and unjustified resentment. Then when the 1995 rugby World Cup was being held in South Africa the South African team was heavy underdogs. The big news though was one of the better players on the team was a black man. This created some pride among their race and brought their attention to the games. South Africa ended up shocking the world as they won the World Cup. This was big news and had a tremendous impact on their fans. However, the biggest impact could not be measured by a trophy. The victory brought people together. Allowed people to realize there was no need for the fighting and that they were not so different after all. The 1995 South African rugby team highlights how sport can unite people, proving that social and political resolutions can be developed through sport.

Blacks, coloreds, Indians were not allowed to attend universities as white. Not only along racial line but also ethnic lines. (Different universities for Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa ect.) Indians had their university in Ngoye (KZN) Durban areas. That’s why up to now there is majority of Indians in

    Nelson Mandela unified South Africa by using sports and the Truth Reconciliation Committee. Through sports like rugby, Mandela brought South Africa together. Rugby was mainly seen as a white game. Even today, it attracts mainly white supporters, and most of the players are white.  In 1995, there were still fears about the policies the government would adopt in regards to the treatment of white people. Mandela showed white South Africans that there was no cause for worry and that they would be included in the new South Africa. The Springboks (the name of the national rugby team) were hated by the blacks, he used this opportunity to unify the blacks and whites. At a rally he put on a Springboks hat, he supported the team every step of the way and encouraged South Africans of all races to get behind the Springboks (Bartleby.com). The Rugby World Cup was held in South Africa in 1955 and South Africa won so the whole country

The 20/20 Tour was a huge success and earned 232 million dollars in ticket sales and selling out for pretty much every night it was open. It started in November 2013, and ended on January 2, 2015 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. A very long, but fun production for the

In the 1680s many Dutch, German and French settlers arrived in South Africa. Years later in the 1800s the English arrived and fought for control of the land. The English gained control of the land by the late 1800s but lost it by the mid 1900s. They helped establish a society in which they were superior and the blacks were inferior. They did

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The distrust that the white people had towards Nelson Mandela made a twist when he went directly to the important symbol of them, the rugby. All he learned about the other culture was while he spent time in prison, the strategies that he used to make a better country all came to him with the time, and with the 27 years that he had to think while he was alone in his cell.

Protest against the Springboks Tour began well before the rugby team were even due to arrive in New Zealand. In February 1981 a case was presented to the Human Rights Commission arguing that the tour would breach not only the Gleneagles Agreement, but also the International Convention Against All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The HRC found this was substantially proved, stating that there was nothing to stop the New Zealand government from rejecting the Springbok’s visas. However, when brought before Muldoon, this was dismissed. (Newnham, 1981, p.11)

To what extent did the choice not to ban the Springbok tour –despite the Gleneagles agreement, impact New Zealanders and effect the South African/ New Zealand sporting relations?