Have a lookout for the second part in the six part series to launch tonight at 19h00. In this second part I will look at the first three tour matches played by the New Zealand Cavaliers.
Thank you for taking the time to put this series together. Andy Haden was my father, and my family (along with several others) joined the tour. I was only four at the time so had no real understanding of the broader political landscape under which the tour took place. I still have Dad’s Cavaliers jersey in my wardrobe.
Thanks for your feedback. Your dad was a rugby legend and respected by all. Did you also join the tour at that young age? Your dad's yersey must be worth a lot now but priceless to you and the family. Yes the world was a different place then. As South Africans (I was 26 at the time) we were desperate for sporting contact and especially playing against our biggest and most respected foe, the great All Blacks. Luckily Apartheid was gone just 8 years later and South Africa rugby united accross the race barrier. The 1981 Springbok tour to New Zealand and the 1986 Cavaliers tour to South Africa left families divided in your country. Thanks for watching the series and if you could please spread the word about it amongst New Zealand rugby circles it would be much appreciated!
Yes the world was a different place then. As South Africans (I was 26 at the time) we were desperate for sporting contact and especially playing against our biggest and most respected foe, the great All Blacks. Luckily Apartheid was gone just 8 years later and South Africa rugby united accross the race barrier. The 1981 Springbok tour to New Zealand and the 1986 Cavaliers tour to South Africa left families divided in your country. Thanks for watching the series.
@@Total_Rugby_6302 I'll always remember being arrested before kick off at Carisbrook. Unlawful assembly. We just followed a Mob of students, tearing a parameter fence down. Only to be confronted by horde of cops, weilding shields and batons. Them were the days bro!
I think the world broadly thought those who toured were incredibly selfish. It was a scandalous tour - those involved have to live with the shame for life (same for other rugby teams from the time)
Interesting documentary. In reality though, reflects very poorly on the character of those involved. Genuine days of when rughy players were brain dead imoral thugs - thankfully stuff changed+
@Total_Rugby_6302 indeed! It's hard to hear the effective "i know we were being paid by the apartheid government, people at home were angry, and apartheid was evil, but I just wanted to play rugby". Living in NZ, the argument "politics should be out of sport" is ludicrous, given the priority and funding provided to rugby programmes and development and schools etc. From governments!
Have a lookout for the second part in the six part series to launch tonight at 19h00. In this second part I will look at the first three tour matches played by the New Zealand Cavaliers.
Enjoyed the video thanks. Looking forward to the second part in the series
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Very well done, very interesting
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank for coming to south africa!. It made an immense impression on me as a kid, and inspired me to play rugby.
Very good documentary. Looking forward to the rest of the series
Thank you for taking the time to put this series together.
Andy Haden was my father, and my family (along with several others) joined the tour.
I was only four at the time so had no real understanding of the broader political landscape under which the tour took place.
I still have Dad’s Cavaliers jersey in my wardrobe.
Thanks for your feedback. Your dad was a rugby legend and respected by all. Did you also join the tour at that young age? Your dad's yersey must be worth a lot now but priceless to you and the family. Yes the world was a different place then. As South Africans (I was 26 at the time) we were desperate for sporting contact and especially playing against our biggest and most respected foe, the great All Blacks. Luckily Apartheid was gone just 8 years later and South Africa rugby united accross the race barrier. The 1981 Springbok tour to New Zealand and the 1986 Cavaliers tour to South Africa left families divided in your country. Thanks for watching the series and if you could please spread the word about it amongst New Zealand rugby circles it would be much appreciated!
Thank you, I'm a Kiwi and remember this tour. I was 25 years old. You put it in such a respectful way.
Yes the world was a different place then. As South Africans (I was 26 at the time) we were desperate for sporting contact and especially playing against our biggest and most respected foe, the great All Blacks. Luckily Apartheid was gone just 8 years later and South Africa rugby united accross the race barrier. The 1981 Springbok tour to New Zealand and the 1986 Cavaliers tour to South Africa left families divided in your country. Thanks for watching the series.
@@Total_Rugby_6302 I'll always remember being arrested before kick off at Carisbrook. Unlawful assembly. We just followed a Mob of students, tearing a parameter fence down. Only to be confronted by horde of cops, weilding shields and batons. Them were the days bro!
Good work. Thank you! 👍🏻
Thank you too!
A great documentary, thanks. I have the world's respect for the whole 1986 NZ Cavaliers team!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Keeo on watching the rest of the series!
I think the world broadly thought those who toured were incredibly selfish. It was a scandalous tour - those involved have to live with the shame for life (same for other rugby teams from the time)
Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie
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It's a ghost tour. Not a full new Zealand side and without the backing of the whole country
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The nuances of that tour are often overlooked, and I appreciate your perspective.
No one ever boycotted when the Soviets, East Germans and the Chinese where at the Olympics. Tianaman square massacre.
So true! It's crazy to think about the history of the Olympics and the controversies that have surrounded them.
Interesting documentary. In reality though, reflects very poorly on the character of those involved. Genuine days of when rughy players were brain dead imoral thugs - thankfully stuff changed+
Haha, “brain dead immoral thugs” sounds like the title of a rugby-themed superhero movie! But in all seriousness, it was a different era for sure!
@Total_Rugby_6302 indeed! It's hard to hear the effective "i know we were being paid by the apartheid government, people at home were angry, and apartheid was evil, but I just wanted to play rugby".
Living in NZ, the argument "politics should be out of sport" is ludicrous, given the priority and funding provided to rugby programmes and development and schools etc. From governments!