🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA SPRINGBOKS Americans React "From Apartheid Symbols to Icons of the NEW South Africa"
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Original video: The Springboks: From Apartheid Symbols to Icons of The New South Africa
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Around the 11min mark the speaker says that non-white player were deprived of facilities, training etc. I just want to point out that that is not true, Apartheid was segregation of races. Non-white were not permitted to use white facilities, they had to use their own facilities supplied by the government at the time. Non-white hospitals during Apartheid were better equipped, staffed and better run than the "ANC Government" run hospitals of today. I am by no means supporting Apartheid, but we have to be truthful about these things. Please watch the video where Ike Khumalo explains this a bit better.
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Our current government are trying to politicaltise sport in their favor to gain vote in the coming elections they just want to our rainbow nation more
Don’t know if you’ve ever watched the movie Ignatius, it’s about the first rugby World Cup after apartheid. It’s a wonderful movie that truly shows the wonderful man Nelson Mandela is and just how special he is and what an amazing human he is.
Growing up in apartheid South Africa the Springboks were a symbol of racism and oppression. In 1995 that changed as the Springboks became the symbol of unity and one South Africa.
What was meant to separate helped unite the country!
My young ones what the movie does not explore or delve into is the fact that we had excellent black players in the sport but they were not recognised. Where I come from in the Eastern Cape we had stars and as a result the celebrations are not about black people ust celebrating for the sake of victory but a detemined fight to say we are good recognise us. Am from PE Eastern Cape and the fact that these past heroes formed part of the Rugby Union isa recognition of the fact that they were genious at the sport but were deprived. @TheDemouchets
@@nomacamasuponi992thank you! Racism in the sport didn’t just disappear in 1995
People complaining about “quota players” and questioning the abilities of players of colour is still a very vivid memory
You must be more than 100yrs old 😂well done
@@stu1944 I can run faster than you, or driblble you in a football game
As a black South African I love then name Springboks regardless of what it used to represent.
No disrespect to you but your comment sounds really foolish.
Mandela stopped changing the name of the Springboks. He actually had to go against his comrades, who wanted the name to change. He persuaded the ANC radical members spots will help to unite the nation. Guess what? He was right. Thank God for Mandela.
As a young South African born post apartheid (21st century kid) I can say even I've seen the transformation from predominantly white player to a more diverse group of players. Never actually hated them, I'd say I grew up to be very patriotic of my country whether that's through the schooling system or just culture, but to me the springboks represent the best of what South Africa can achieve. 4 time world champions and we're a third world nation. Imagine that.
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a Take note The Springbok was born out of surpression and humiliation of the Afrikaner of the Anglo Boer War.
The third part in Englisg is about our natural assets of mountainsand blue skies
We actually are not classified as a third world nation. We are classified as a middle income country, which is like second world.
This is now a team of diversity and unity... I wish you could see the parades that happened over the last few days... Springboks going into townships and how warmly they have been accepted.
Nelson Mandela wore the Springbok logo on his chest in 1995... he knew that this could build the country
Watch the movie Invictus which stars Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon ..it's about Mandela using the Springboks to unite the country
We’ve been tuning in. We love seeing you all so happy!
Watch the movie Invictus,and you will understand the history of springbok.I am watching the movie now Matt Demon as the captain of the springbok and Chester Williams ,RIP as the only black player and your American actor as the president Nelson Mandela.The movie is now circulating in South Africa.
It's worth noting that the Springboks, South Africa's national rugby team, have a unique power to unite people in the country. They serve as a symbol of the rainbow nation that Archbishop Desmond Tutu envisioned, where diverse communities come together. Just imagine if we could harness that same unity we witnessed during the Rugby World Cup and channel it towards fighting against corruption and working collectively for a better South Africa.
The Springboks, with their remarkable ability to unite South Africans, offer a glimpse of the national harmony that's possible. If we could apply this spirit of togetherness to address issues like corruption and strive for an improved South Africa that benefits everyone, we could truly fulfill the vision of a more prosperous and equitable nation.
Well guys , i am from Transkei ,now callled Eastern Cape , 51 years old , former rugby player, even those times we called ourselves springboks, because of South African Antilope ,the Antilope runs and jumps, that the way we used its tactics against opponents. The springboks is standing for us and our antilope for-ever
I don't mind the "Springboks" logo because we are in Africa, and we have plenty 😉 of wildlife and part of that is sprinboks. The colors : green and gold, that's indeed a rich South Africa which has greenery scenes for oxygen and we also have gold mine minerals. This makes us symbolic for greatness as a nation in its diversity, not just only Afrikaaners.
I used to hate the Springboks. Now i love them. 2019 was really big. and i believe the symbolism of the springbok has truly changed for the better.
the boks right now is an example for the entire country we all a different races colors but we are all South African,and they showing us what can be achieved by working together.
What he doesn’t mention in that video is that the ANC did actually vote in favor of changing the Springbok emblem and name to the Proteas (a which name which was eventually given to our cricket team). Do you want to have a guess at who convinced them to overturn that decision?
None other than Madiba himself.
He knew what the Springboks meant to the white population in South Africa, who he also knew would feel vulnerable after the shift in leadership after the 1994 elections. He thought it best, then, to prove to the white population that they weren’t in any danger by allowing them to have the Springboks. He also dreamed of the day when the Springbok team would represent all of South Africa, and not just one group of people. I can only imagine how proud he would be of our current Springboks under the great Siya Kolisi.
Well said!
Do you mean that the springbok emblem belongs to the white South African ? 😢 its comments like these that prompt people like Malema to say things they are saying .
@@sphiwedlamini5592 I get why you might’ve got that implication, but that’s not what I meant at all. I was simply explaining some of the history in regards to why the springboks are still called the springboks despite their previous connotations to apartheid. Nowadays the Springbok emblem, team and the sport they play does not belong to any one group, but all the people of South Africa. Malema is an fool if he cannot see that, and an even bigger one if he refuses to acknowledge the hope they bring to our beautiful land. It’s far more than he could ever hope to, anyway.
He really did not mean it like that, I remember that voting of abolishing the springboks.
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Well put
One thing is our diversity is our strength and the Springboks are becoming more diverse and more successful as a result. We have grown to love the Springboks representing and embracing our diversity.
Now this Springbok is for all of Us!. White, Black, Coloured and Indian SOuth Africa.
Moodie first Indian 👳 I saw in the green and gold
1:38 Siya is no longer just the Springboks captain, he is an icon for South Africa.
I saw on X some people even saying they would vote for Siya if he ran to be president of South Africa, especially after his speach at our white house
Yeah. This summarises our voters logic capabilities well.
@@lyingeyes5579unbelievable isn't it
No wonder Africa is a mess and a joke
Someone seriously considering voting for a rugby player to be president
I genuinely gove up😢😢😂😅
im white and id vote Siya over anyone else in South Africa he is a born leader
@@JinxRugby I don't know about president, but I would support him if he ran as an independent candidate for parliament, maybe even minister of sport.
He needs experience in politics and governance for me to say I would support his presidency run
We all cme through apartheid! We are Afrikaans that's brown people fought against apartheid the so we need the stem in the anthem
Now the Springboks are a unification of South Africa
We've come too far and i believe as a nation. .. slowly but surely we're gonna get there😂😊 let's just celebrate and be happy for our boys🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Love this video because it gives perspective. For a very long time rugby was a white game, some black people loved it but majority was white. Now that its as diverse as our country all races love it, we are united because they decided to give us people of colour a chance. Thank you for this❤
This is how you really unite people!❤️
We are definitely not united. That rugby team represent fake and forced unity. 😂
A real cool thing about how our rugby team has transformed is the fact that in the last 100s of years there was countless of wars fought between tribes & colonies. Blood spilled everywhere, our nation has pure soldiers, but teaming up and being able to let that loose on other rugby countries, makes it damn sweet.
Hence why Saffas tackle numbers are always higher then their opponents, brut aggression.
SO glad you guys are reacting to this stuff. Much love! 💌
You have to understand how recent all this is for us. It's within our lifetimes. I'm coloured, like Trevor Noah. When I was in 3rd grade (1993), I went to an all-white school. Literally. I was the only non-white kid for a whole year. It was like being an alien on another planet. I was a guinea pig.
But it was worth it. I met my best friend that very first day. Was best man at his wedding, and I have three beautiful godchildren, We were aware of race, even then, but we overcame it. And still do. This country is a giant beautiful experiment. And we love it.
The more I watch you, the harder it gets to thank you for giving us this much love😭THANK YOU SO MUCH!!🤧❤
Much love, fam! ❤️
Agree.. no sad stories right now...this country is on a high...but guess the people from other coubtries dont know about the Springboks history... right now..
These are our heros...and they come from all races and backgrounds
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False. They are no heros they are playing a game of make believe and you fell for it. The unity is fake and forced😂😂😂
The reason so many Springboks tend to be Xhosa/Coloured players is because people of colour in the old Cape Colony have been playing rugby since the late 19th century, unlike most people of colour in the rest of South Africa, i.e. outside the part of SA that made up the old Cape Colony.
Yes! We had our own teams, unfortunately they didn't get to play for South Africa. But the history is there, the legacy is there.
That doesn’t matter much Xhosa are Bantu people just like all black South African tribes ❤
@@rudzanimunyai2090 what does your comment have to do with historical reality this thread adressed?
Do leave your Venda borderlands inferiority complex in Limpopo. ❤️
@@agrid2608 LOL Inferiority? absolute garbage!! on a contrary everything that is within those boundaries is rather superior and people from the north take pride on that! back to what is relevant, i responded to you as such cos Majority of Black People do not care whether Siya or Mapimpi are Xhosa or Cape Coloureds. people simply see them as black and Bantu People, just like every black person in our country!! Literally, it does not matter which regions played rugby first at this point! so excuse me for finding your thread unnecessary! take care!
@@rudzanimunyai2090"Doth protest to much"...and all that.
Like I said inferiority complex.
You literally have no reason being on this thread except trying to convince yourself of something.
Great content. well articulated story of the journey of the springboks. I remember in 1995 how the great Nelson Mandela stood on a podium persuading the black south Africans to support the then springboks team, it did work and Chester Williams became the face most blacks we could relate with. My hero in the whole episode is Rassie Erasmus who embraced the transformation, gave the current black players an opportunity to play at the highest level despite the backlash by fellow Afrikaaners who still doubted the black talents in rugby. This RWC win has transformed so many minds in SA.
The saying goes that the white men started playing rugby with rocks while in a concentration camp, seeing the game played by the British that put them there during the war.
I just love you family for loving our nation South Africa 🇿🇦 and for revising for us our own painful history and celebrating our victories which are beautiful 😍 ❤
It was Nelson Mandela who OPPOSED his own party, the ANC, and insisted that the "Springboks" logo be retained. This SA experience shows that it is possible to redeem some symbols.
Id like to see your reaction to the movie INVICTUS which is about the rugby team and Mandelas influence on the team
He guys just a quick heads up "coloured" refers to people of khoi, san, white, malagasy, indonesian, filipino, as well as black heritage, rather than just black and white (mixed race) or black people. It's an awkward term to define about 3-4 million people living mainly in Namibia and South Africa and really has no negative connetation. They were a product of relations at the Dutch and later British settlements around Cape Town both prior to and in violation of later anti racial mixing laws. The Cape being for around 200 years a vibrant port city with multi ethnic groups either visiting on boats or settling down. Generally in Southern Africa we prefer to refer to people by their tribal group and the launguage they speak at home (Herero, Nama, English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu etc) than colour (black, white, asian). The term "coloured" (is also normally linked to a specific area - Cape Coloured, Namibian Coloured, Reboth Baster (don't go there as that word does come from the word basterd ie fatherless). So a European or American understanding of the word - is actually miles off what it actually refers to in Southern Africa. If you ever come to Namibia just don't call a Reboth Baster a coloured (almost impossible to tell the difference) but one will take huge offence at being reffered to as a Cape man of fishing sailing serventile heritage and be sure to tell you that he comes from a warrior people of former run away slaves of mixed (Khoi, san, SE Asian and White) heritage who joined up with Nama and Griqua tribes and occasional white frontiers men, who's contacts with the VOC Dutch East India Company had expired and opted to run into the hinter land of Southern Africa rather than be sent back to Europe.
Best not mention that between Namibia and South Africa we have over 30 unique languages ... confused yet lol. Hence better to ask a person's tribe or how he/she would like to be reffered as. But then you have to accept 300 hundred years of Grandma and Gandpa lies, exagerations and "what I would like to be's". I did my DNA the other day and despite being clearly told I was a "white South African/Rhodesian" of 1820 British stock ... I'll be going on holiday to Ghana soon to see if I can track down an auntie.
Im a south african and i didnt know much about the history of the springbok and hearing it now im so so happy to see that things are changing for the better cause we all one ppl we bleed the same, so we should all love one another thats what God wants so God Bless south africa and i hope that the future of all countries can change for the better ❤
I love the Springboks for what they have become. There is nothing more potent in sport than unity. The green and gold are colours to focus on, not black and white! What I love most about this team is that it represents the country; wearing it means you are serving the country!
No, the team had a coloured player Chester Williams in 1995.
Im glad theyre still called the Springboks. And that poc players are showing that they deserved to wear that jersey all along.
A lot of us black people grew up idolizing Jonah Lomo (a Māori man) from New Zealand. To this day the All Blacks/New Zealand have a fan base in South Africa because they had Māori players during apartheid and we could see ourselves in the Māori.
You need to watch the movie "Invictus" Starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. Touching story of Rugby and a Nation coming together.
For me is the calling of african names without flaws .
Some of the early iconic poc players in the green and gold jersey are Errol Tobias the first of them all and Chester Williams the only one in our 1995 win.
Hi guys love your spirit and faith in us as South Africa. Just thought let me tell you what Siyamthanda means. Siya as you now know him is a Xhosa name which is very significant as it translates inot - we love him- simple and crystal clear ! So no wonder he is so free spirited and confident🥰
Beg to differ. Racism in the US is off the charts. In SA, we are way ahead in terms of different races working together.
South Africa’s end of apartheid 1994
US’s end of segregation 1964
You have a right to your opinion, but I was referring to the above facts.
No ways we surpass any country when it comes to racism. We only come together for rugby then back to regular programming 😅
@@TheDemouchetsREACTNvm this one, trust me it’s a white person saying this. It’s definitely not the same, we just tolerate it better than AA.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT I'm referring to the present.
Rugby took it’s time developing players the right way, so a team of true champs were united. No affirmative window dressing a true and real change in the team occured and it shows how it has been taken into our hearts.
I was the only white player in a team from ccc, in the army on the Angolan border, we won the title too!!
South African here.. As a Springbok - supporter and person of color, I believe that it is not as much about changing the Springbok-symbol.. Its about changing our MINDSET about it.. So, to me - keep the Bok-symbol as is..
If its possible, can you please react to
Chasing The Sun
Its a documentary about the different stories of the Springbok players and their journey to winning the Rugby World Cup in 2019
You can even do it as a series.
It will also give you a different perspective to the different backgrounds the players come from and how they focused on one ultimate goal.
Please please
Yes, we are trying to find it in order.
Am new on your channel,and I must say your content is refreshing...Love from South Africa
I’m 39 white male so I grew up during apartheid. It angers me what happened however there is so much good and that is what I hold onto too. We evolving and getting there at our own pace. Much love guys love your vids ❤️
Great content. Learnt a lot. Thanks
Let's just correct that a bit, the English forced an alliance, the Afrikaners and Africans where kept in concentration camps for quite some time before any negotiations where made. And it all remained under British rule. Go read up about the Second Boer War concentration camps. It's an interesting piece of history that has been forgotten.
Also, in apartheid every white man was forced to conscript to the army. My father died fighting for this country in the army, he was forced to conscribe, if you did not you would go to prison, he wanted to be a doctor. He never lived to see that reality, one thing he did teach me is this, try and help everyone no matter what. I still believe that till this day. I am white, I am hated for the past, even though my father died for this country, no one will praise him, no one will thank him. They will hate him because he was white even though he fought for their freedom.
I am not a victim, my dad thought me not to be. Life is complicated and that is just life. You don't need to hate anyone because of it, I wish he was still here but, that's life, nothing is ever fair. Move on and create a future with people who believe in protecting life. Who want to protect it, be better and love one and other. It's not hard.
Thanks so much, great job The Douchets. You're awesome 👌🏿 👏
What 1995 rwc did for SA was well worth the loss for us in New Zealand and I hope this RWC win has a similar effect and brings them some unity even if only for a moment . My Grandfather was a Knight commander of the commenwealth realm for what he did for maori people . The biggest highlights of my grandparents lives were number 1 meeting Nelson Mandela and said he wasa phenominal man . number 2 meeting Bill Clinton and said he was the most charming man they had ever met . They met both of them at world summits .
Love this! We love the love & rivalry between New Zealand and South Africa.
Yah.. South African Democracy is still young and some of the Racial Discrimination are still fading like On Rugby,,,
Thanks for understanding what I meant!
Love the fact you guys actually cover topics outside of your demographic, educating yourself on other countries. Keep it up.
Love your content especially about my country, South Africa. Please do a reaction video in the Springboks trophy tour to 4 provinces, Gauteng, (Johannesburg) Western Cape (Cape Town), Kwazulu Natal (Durban) and Eastern Cape (East London)
Excellent presentation. Thanks for your reaction.
Brilliantly accurate portayal..I am impressed..Well done guys..
What also made this world cup special was how they included the songs Sister bettina which is like the second national anthem for black South Africans and Nkalakatha a song by the late Mandoza who just had his life story made it's what made more black people became part of these cause we love our music and dance
@16:01 True. I see it as I travel the country extensively
We're busy celebrating the world cup victory, wait a minute with sad videos pls😢
We don’t want any more sad stories either. This video was a good one in the end❤️
I don’t know why this guy put this comment on here. Like Bob Marley said “If you don’t your history, then you don’t know where you come from”. Nothing wrong with this video. It was very informative especially to those who are not aware of this. Switching it up a bit since Siera talked about the US anthem. Did you know that the first part of the South African anthem is taken from the anthem for the continent of Africa. In the independent Zimbabwe the African anthem was our national anthem for at least the first 10 yrs after independence until the govt got the people to enter a competition to write a national anthem and the people of Zimbabwe voted for the one that best represented the country & after than we stopped using the African anthem.
What's sad about this? It's something that's gone right for us? Isn't it?
This video gives context it’s very relevant and important please!
About the logo Springbok
During the apartheid era at school( Indian Schools)when our athletes used to represent and compete with all schools of South Africa they were awarded a blazers if green and gold 🥇 irrespective of a win or not
love your reactions, thank you ❤ 2007 had three players of colour but no Xhosa, Sotho, Zulu or Tswana representation.
You’re welcome! So glad things have changed.
hey they actaully had 4 coloured and one black player akona ndungane was part of the squad,change started to happen as we can see with 2018 and 2023.
It’s actually really good to see American people taking the time to understand our history, as opposed to making an outright statement of knowing what we go through.
I salute you two for taking the time to learn about our country and culture!
The war between Afrikaner and Britain started in 1899 and ended in 1903. It was call Anglo - Boer war.
We were all created by the same creator let's embrace our diversity and conquer the world in love.
Also, as recently as 2003, a player was kicked out of the Springbok camp for refusing to share a hotel room with a black teammate. And what's worse, when the coach heard about it, he punished both the black and white player. Essentially, the black player was punished for being the victim of racial abuse. I won't even go into the 2019 incident bacause folks are going to dox me again.
Yes, it's good that the country has come together after this World Cup win, but we need to use this momentum in reconciliation to have some conversations, a lot of which will be very uncomfortable. It seems like no one is putting their hand up to start it off. Siya tried, but he was brushed away... It's very convinient for everyone to look at Siya as this transformative figure where just a few years ago, white folks shoo-ed him away when he opened up about being a black player in a white sport.
Exactly! They did not even want Siya as captain!
Even now when Springboks/Proteas lose, black players are singled out and yet there are white players who play crap but arent criticised
but it's not a white sport anymore...now it belongs to all who play it..just saying..
You would cry tears if youd hear stories of the treatment black players have been subjected to in the Springboks and Proteas(Our Cricket National Team) set up, which are predominantly white.
It is heartbreaking.
Theres really no room to underperform.
When its a white player its understandable, but when its a black player, you cant afford to have a bad day or be off form otherwise your selection will be questioned.
It still happens today.
When the Springboks lose black players are blamed or labelled as not being good enough.
Even the Springbok captain we arw celebrating today went through the same thing. We constantly have to defend black players.
So as much as we celebrate the Springboks, but such thoughts always come back.
It is still not easy to make it to the Springboks. You have to go to expensive Private Schools to have a chance. Theres a lot of gatekeeping. But things have improved.
But we can do better. There are many black players who are hindered because they cant afford to go to private schools. Especially from my region, the Eastern Cape, which has produced a lot more black players.
Theres no shortage of talent, just access to resources and infrastructure.
I think the history of the sport is the issue, since the sport was meant only for the white elite.
This is what I meant by the 30 years behind us comment. There were "firsts" in all sports here and the stories were hard. This is why we have so much hope for what will happen in the future of South Africa.
The history of the name and the colour remained because of our father of the nation Nelson Mandela.The movie Nelson Mandela ,the Captain played by American actor and the ANC wanted to change the name but President Nelson Mandela refused and said that Springboks is the reconciliation programs of the Rainbow nation.We embrace our history with its own diversity and pain of apartheid.Well done our champions springbok.We are a winning country.To Siya Kolisi ,captain my captain ,black african child look upon your leadership and have hope.
I just think Americans can never ‘really’ understand how this all unfolded. As a young housewife in the U.K. I remember never buying South African oranges. The whole of Europe was against apartheid and you can’t just play ‘catch up’ - you had to be there at the time to understand how happy we were when it ended
Oppression against any people is felt regardless of proximity or time. Just as we were not alive while our parents and grandparents were going through segregation, we still can feel the pain of lynchings, harassment, imprisonment, and so on. So yes, we really get it (what we cover on this channel is not inclusive of all we know happened).
Says the British that treated their black Jamaicans like dirt because they were black after the war.
I'm Coloured, I'm Namibian(we used to be the 5th province of South Africa- "South West Africa", until 1990 and the Springboks had notable Namibians/"South West Africans" in the past), and my family- both here and in South Africa (we are originally from Western Cape) are ardent Springbok supporters and I LOVE the Springbok on the jersey!
Of course, I support my country FIRST, when we clash, but for any other matches that does not involve us, I am a Springbok. That's my country of heritage, and I love her- Loadshedding notwithstanding! ;-D
Wanna know what's crazy though? I still have my South African Apartheid ID number AS my Namibian ID nr. Those who remember, still know that the last "8" in that number is you racial designation and mine is still "8" which means "Coloured".
Yep- I STILL have that same ID number from 1994 when I turned 18. Although we were independent by then, I was born in Walvisbay, which remained under South African rule until 1994, and so I held(and still do) dual citizenship as a result. The government didn't chane those old ID numbers for some reason. Those who had ID cards during Apartheid, were just re-issued that same nr.
I confirm everything this dude nust saif. I watched some of his videos, be is good. We love you guys
To me the springbok emblem represents a lot of things, pain in sense that even today we as my family we don't know where my uncle is or even his remains coz he was heavily involved in the struggle and it also gives hope to our country so for me alot of mixed feelings
We have really been through a lot as a country. Still going through the most. In SA we hold onto any little happiness we can find.
Please watch the Clint Eastwood movie "Invictus" about Nelson Mandela and the 1995 world cup
Black people have always loved rugby ,we just were not allowed to participate nor even watch in stadiums,so we just started hating it even in 1995 we were still not fully included and we were just not interested even boycotting the world cup from being hosted in SA but Nelson Mandela advised and motivated us ,years after that we saw many people of colour being included in professional clubs even the springboks.
I can't believe this guy named racism as "Colonial British Fetish Fantasy" at 10:05. I shall compartmentalise racism like that from now on😂
i am person of colour and We played Rugby for generations we had i own competition i gave up playing rugby thought will never make Springbok team in early 90s
The war ended in 1902, and the Union was proclaimed in 1910. The intervening years were dedicated to erasing tensions between English speaking and Afrikaans speaking SAns . Note the Brits put the Afrikaaners and Blacks in concentration camps across the country and the world.
Spel Afrikaners reg asb
The first non white player was actually Errol Tobias
I like how He explain our history enkosi kakhulu
You must check out how Mandela saved the springboks
first time i'm the first comment lol...Love the channel
Much love!
Oceania rugby 7s tournament begins soon if you havn,t watched a sevens game you might want to get some in before the Olympics start . This will be Rugbys third Olympics . If you havn,t watched Invictis Starring Morgan Freeman and Mat Damon you should , It will shed more light on why they are still called Springboks and not Proteas .
Rugby, rugby union, rugby 7s🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♂️😂 This is an overload of learning. We have to read up on all the rules.
And now little white children have black rugby heroes and idols and little black children have white rugby heroes and idols. Amazing
We really appreciate you guys for educating other black people anywhere in the world , and we will continue to pray for you to be free one day ❤❤❤
It is interesting that you speak about relating it to the national anthem well there is that divide in South Africa when it comes to the national anthem, as you know the national anthem of South Africa is sung in 5 different languages 3 of those languages part(native) part was taken from prayers and struggle songs and then the 4th languages which is the Afrikaans part was then the original south african anthem before it was mixed with native language, most of the black people don't sing that part they just keep quiet, I know some of the South Africans will say its because we don't know Afrikaans but no that's not the reason
It is precisely the reason please! The Afrikaans language was enforced on black people that’s why a lot of people never wanted to learn it. Take what you get because the history is very ugly
But then again they sing the english part.
What does springbok stand for?
The Springbok (Afrikaans: spring = jump; bok = antelope, deer, or goat) (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a small brown and white gazelle that stands about 75 cm high.
The debate about the Sprinkboks emblem really began in in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became president. Black people wanted it gone. Mandela overruled a lot of his colleagues. His reasoning was that in the bigger scheme of things that emblem didn't mean as much to us as it did to white South Africans "They love the emblem more than they love war". He said "let us not take away the one thing they love just because we want revenge"..we had bigger goals. His vision was to take a group of people who hated each other's guts and turn them into a nation.And he used that Springbok emblem to do it. We may not agree with some things he did but I think all South Africans are grateful that he lived and he tried.
Ya'll need to visit South Africa.
Hey there,
I had a look at the video you were reviewing, the information was not great. They got their dates wrong.
The 2019 #RWC was a game changer!
They decided to work together because Gold was discovered in Johannesburg. It's all about the Green and Gold.
Check out the African Football League final, where Mamelodi Sundowns are playing in the final.
We can’t be victims forever. The springbok is our African animal and so is elephants, lions, warthogs etc. I don’t see how one can be negatively affected by that.
Springboks 🇿🇦
Of course this is a summarized version of the Springboks history. Before Chester Williams, there was Errol Tobias, a Coloured player who played for the Springboks during apartheid. There is a history of Black people in the Eastern and Western Cape playing rugby some 100 years ago. The argument is that Black people played Rugby before the Afrikaners. As mentioned, Rugby is an English game, and therefore English and Scottish missionaries introduced it to the Blacks of the Eastern and Western Cape.
I am South African but I support the springboks as much as I do the Allblacks (NewZealand). The all blacks style of play is similar to how rugby is played in black communities, and they have managed to fully transform their team to include indegenous people. SA has come a long way but is still not representative enough. The current 42 man squad only has 7 black african players, thats ony 16% in a country where black africans make up 81% of the population.
It's fine now because Springbok is the national animal ❤
Rugby is played at all "white" schools in South Africa. Age group teams with "A", "B"' and "C" teams, multiple age groups and levels. The only way into the Springbok team (in my opinion) is through the school rugby system. After apartheid it took a while for multi ethnic players to come through this system. South African school rugger is super high quality and an outsider is not going to get anywhere unless he competes with the best schoolboys from a young (pre teen) age
Smart couple.
"That's a quick apology" 😅😅😅. They never apologised to us though. Lol. We will forever be on this land. It is home
correction we won the RWC 4 times not 2 and the first time wasn't 2019 it was 1995
SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A LOT OF OPPRESION SINCE COLONISATION TO APARTHEID. MY GRANDFATHER AND MY FATHER USED TO SHARE A LOT OF THINGS TO US.MY FATHER DIED WITH A HUGE SCAR IN HIS BODY. A WHITE MAN STAB HIM AT WORK AND THERE WAS NO CASE FOR THAT BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK. I ALSO EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF APARTHEID AT MY YOUTH STAGE.BUT THANK GOD THINGS CHANGE NOW.